Where does “colere” come from?

colere (Latin) comes from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

colere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “colere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
2Latinquelo
3Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “colere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéletiEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷelō
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