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Where does “ḱēl-” come from?

ḱēl- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ḱēl- (Proto-Indo-European): invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole,...

Definitions

  1. invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole,...

Ancestry of “ḱēl-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “ḱēl-”

  • conceal
  • cellar
  • occult
  • concealing
  • occultism
  • occultation
  • occultist
  • concealer
  • cellarer
  • cellarage
  • occultic
  • concealable
  • occultly
  • cellaret
  • concealeth
  • cellarman
  • unconcealable
  • subcellar
  • cellarway
  • cellarette
  • concealest
  • occulter
  • cellarlike
  • cellarmaster
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