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Where does “suedez” come from?

suedez (Romanian) comes from Romanian -ez, from French -ais, from Old French -eis, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.

suedez (Romanian): Swedish; a Swedish man

Definitions

  1. Swedish; a Swedish man

Ancestry of “suedez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-ezForms nouns and adjectives of nationality;...
2French-aisThe first-person and second-person singular...
3Old French-eisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
4Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
5Latin-ensisOf or from
6Latinarvumfield; farm land
7Latincolō—
8Latinquelō—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →