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Where does “counterculturism” come from?

counterculturism (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.

counterculturism (English): counterculturalism

Definitions

  1. counterculturalism

Ancestry of “counterculturism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcountercultureAny culture whose values and lifestyles are...
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- →