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Where does “fimicolus” come from?

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

fimicolus (Latin): dung-dwelling, fimicolous

Definitions

  1. dung-dwelling, fimicolous

Ancestry of “fimicolus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolō—
2Latinquelō—
3Proto-Italickʷelō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “fimicolus”

  • fimicolous
  • fimicolo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →