Where does “-cola” come from?

-cola (Spanish) comes from Latin -cola, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

-cola (Spanish): cultivator, breeder; inhabitant

Definitions

cultivator, breeder; inhabitant

Ancestry of “-cola”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	-cola	inhabitor; tiller, cultivator; worshipper,...
2	Latin	colō	to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
3	Latin	quelō	—
4	Proto-Italic	kʷelō	to inhabit
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷéleti	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷel-	to turn

Words derived from “-cola”

cavernícola
yesícola

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →