Where does “monticola” come from?

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

monticola (Latin): mountain dweller, mountaineer

Definitions

  1. mountain dweller, mountaineer

Ancestry of “monticola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-colainhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,...
2Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
3Latinquelō
4Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “monticola

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