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Where does “Gonçalves” come from?

Gonçalves (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -es, from Old Portuguese -es, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

Ancestry of “Gonçalves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-esforms the 2-person singular present indicative of...
2Old Portuguese-es—
3Latin-ensisOf or from
4Latinarvumfield; farm land
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →