Where does “chelo” come from?
chelo (Spanish) comes from Spanish violonchelo, from Italian violoncello, from Italian violone, from Italian Viola, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
chelo (Spanish): blonde, fair-skinned, blue-eyed; a blonde,...
Definitions
- blonde, fair-skinned, blue-eyed; a blonde,...
Ancestry of “chelo”, step by step
chelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish violonchelo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | violonchelo | cello |
| 2 | Italian | violoncello | violoncello, cello |
| 3 | Italian | violone | violone |
| 4 | Italian | Viola | purple, violet |
| 5 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Yucatec Maya chel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yucatec Maya | chel | — |