Where does “culex” come from?
culex (Tetelcingo Nahuatl) comes from Spanish coles, from Spanish cōl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
culex (Tetelcingo Nahuatl): Cabbage
Ancestry of “culex”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | coles | plural of col; cabbages |
| 2 | Spanish | cōl | — |
| 3 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |