LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · masculinefirst declension

-cola

-cola m (genitive -colae)
Classical[kɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ko.la]

Meaning

  1. masculinemorphemeinhabitor (one who inhabits)
    rūpēs + -cola → rūpicola
  2. masculinemorphemetiller, cultivator (one who tills or cultivates)
    ager + -cola → agricola
  3. masculinemorphemeworshipper, honorer (one who worships or honors)
    Jūnō + -cola → Jūnōnicola

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  4. Latin-cola

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cola From colō (“to cultivate; to inhabit”) + -a (agent noun).

Descendants
  • Catalan-cola
  • Italian-cola
  • Spanish-cola

Quick answers

What does -cola mean in Latin?
-cola, a suffix, means “inhabitor (one who inhabits); tiller, cultivator (one who tills or cultivates); worshipper, honorer (one who worships or honors)”.
How do you pronounce -cola?
In classical Latin, [kɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ko.la].
Where does -cola come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti → Proto-Italic *kʷelō → Latin -cola.