Where does “-ensis” come from?

-ensis (Translingual) 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.

-ensis (Translingual): Used to form specific epithets indicating a species found or living in a specified area

Definitions

  1. Used to form specific epithets indicating a species found or living in a specified area

Ancestry of “-ensis”, 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 “-ensis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →