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Where does “colo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “colo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquelō—
2Proto-Italickʷelō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →