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Where does “timorense” come from?

timorense (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ense, from Latin -ensis, 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.

timorense (Spanish): East Timorese

Definitions

  1. East Timorese

Ancestry of “timorense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-enseUsed to create adjectives and nouns that denote...
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →