Where does “anticultism” come from?
anticultism (English) comes from English cultism, from English cult, from French culte, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.
anticultism (English): Opposition to cults
Ancestry of “anticultism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cultism | The system or practice of a cult; Synonym of... |
| 2 | English | cult | A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox... |
| 3 | French | culte | religion; cult |
| 4 | Latin | cultus | tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;... |
| 5 | Latin | colere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | colo | I till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,... |
| 7 | Latin | quelo | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |