English
inquilino
Inquilino comes from Spanish inquilino ‘tenant’, from Latin inquilīnus ‘an inmate, lodger’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *enkʷelō.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*enkʷelōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*enkʷilīnosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinquilīnus‘an inmate, lodger’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentinquilino‘tenant’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*enkʷelōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*enkʷilīnosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinquilīnus‘an inmate, lodger’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentinquilino‘tenant’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Italic *enkʷelō
Today it means
noun A tenant farmer in Chile.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *enkʷelō / inquilino