Where does “singapurense” come from?
singapurense (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ense, 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.
singapurense (Portuguese): Singaporean
Ancestry of “singapurense”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | -ense | forms the names of residents or inhabitants of a... |
| 2 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 3 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 4 | Latin | colō | — |
| 5 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |