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Where does “pinicolus” come from?

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

pinicolus (Latin): pine-dwelling

Definitions

  1. pine-dwelling

Ancestry of “pinicolus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolō—
2Latinquelō—
3Proto-Italickʷelō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →