Where does “counterculturish” come from?
counterculturish (English) comes from English counterculture, from English culture, from Middle French culture, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo — to turn.
counterculturish (English): Somewhat countercultural; suggestive of counterculture
Definitions
- Somewhat countercultural; suggestive of counterculture
Ancestry of “counterculturish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counterculture | Any culture whose values and lifestyles are... |
| 2 | English | culture | The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and... |
| 3 | Middle French | culture | cultivation; culture |
| 4 | Latin | cultūra | care, cultivation; agriculture, tillage, husbandry |
| 5 | Latin | cultus | tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;... |
| 6 | Latin | colere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | colo | I till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,... |
| 8 | Latin | quelo | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |