Where does “genovês” come from?

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

genovês (Portuguese): Genoese the Ligurian dialect of Genoa

Definitions

  1. Genoese the Ligurian dialect of Genoa

Ancestry of “genovês”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ês-ese
2Old Portuguese-és—
3Latin-ensisOf or from
4Latinarvumfield; farm land
5Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →