Where does “colō” come from?

colō (Latin) comes from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

colō (Latin): to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden

Definitions

  1. to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden

Ancestry of “colō”, step by step

colō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quelō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquelō—
2Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Latin colum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolumcolander, strainer; a wicker basket for catching...
2LatincōlonThe colon; large intestine
3Ancient Greekκῶλονpart of something, member; part of the body:...

Words derived from “colō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →