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Where does “biculturalism” come from?

biculturalism (English) comes from English bicultural, from English culture, from Middle French culture, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo — to turn.

biculturalism (English): The state or quality of being bicultural

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being bicultural

Ancestry of “biculturalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiculturalAdapted to two separate cultures; Having working...
2EnglishcultureThe arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and...
3Middle Frenchculturecultivation; culture
4Latincultūra—
5Latincultustilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;...
6Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
8Latinquelo—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →