Where does “amanuense” come from?

amanuense (Portuguese) comes from Latin āmanuēnsis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

amanuense (Portuguese): amanuensis one employed to take dictation

Definitions

  1. amanuensis one employed to take dictation

Ancestry of “amanuense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināmanuēnsissecretary, clerk
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →