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Where does “saxicolus” come from?

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

saxicolus (Latin): stone-dwelling, wall-dwelling

Definitions

  1. stone-dwelling, wall-dwelling

Ancestry of “saxicolus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “saxicolus”

  • saxicole
  • Saxicola
  • Saxicoloides
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