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Where does “Hortensia” come from?

Hortensia (Spanish) comes from Latin Hortensia, from Latin Hortensius, from Latin hortensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

Ancestry of “Hortensia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHortensia—
2LatinHortensiusof or pertaining to the gens Hortensia
3Latinhortensisgarden
4Latin-ensisOf or from
5Latinarvumfield; farm land
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →