Where does “arvense” come from?

arvense (Spanish) comes from Latin arvensis, 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.

arvense (Spanish): growing in weeds

Definitions

  1. growing in weeds

Ancestry of “arvense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarvensisfrom the field, meadow or grassland
2Latinarvumfield; farm land
3Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →