Where does “-ensisk” come from?

-ensisk (Swedish) comes 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.

-ensisk (Swedish): Used to create demonyms of some cities and countries

Definitions

  1. Used to create demonyms of some cities and countries

Ancestry of “-ensisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ensisOf or from
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

Words derived from “-ensisk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-
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