Etymology

-cole

Today it means: Forms nouns (and occasionally adjectives) relating to organisms that inhabit a particular habitat. Full definition →

French -cole ← Latin -cola
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The story

  1. Latin · derived from-cola“cultivator”
  2. French · borrowed from-cole
  3. English today-cole

Borrowed from French -cole, from Latin -cola (“cultivator”).

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