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Where does “neanderthalensis” come from?

neanderthalensis (Translingual) comes from German Neanderthal, 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.

neanderthalensis (Translingual): A specific name for an extinct human species

Definitions

  1. A specific name for an extinct human species

Ancestry of “neanderthalensis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNeanderthalNeander valley
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →