Where does “Arvicolinae” come from?

Arvicolinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Arvicola, 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.

Arvicolinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Arvicolinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualArvicolagenus
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →