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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.

Ancestry of “Arvicolinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualArvicola—
2Latinarvumfield; farm land
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →