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Where does “coulant” come from?

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

coulant (Spanish): fondant; Clipping of coulant de chocolate

Definitions

  1. fondant; Clipping of coulant de chocolate

Ancestry of “coulant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoulantflowing; fluid; loop
2Frenchcoulerto sink; to cast ; to pour; to flow, to run; to...
3Old Frenchcoulerto flow
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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