Where does “rupicolus” come from?

rupicolus (Latin) comes from Latin rūpicola, 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.

rupicolus (Latin): cliff-dwelling

Definitions

  1. cliff-dwelling

Ancestry of “rupicolus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrūpicolaa cliff-dweller
2Latin-colainhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,...
3Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “rupicolus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →