Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “saxicole” come from?

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

saxicole (Latin): vocative masculine singular of saxicolus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of saxicolus

Ancestry of “saxicole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaxicolusstone-dwelling, wall-dwelling
2Latincolō—
3Latinquelō—
4Proto-Italickʷelō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →