Where does “cultishness” come from?
cultishness (English) comes from English cultish, from English cult, from French culte, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.
cultishness (English): The property of being cultish
Definitions
- The property of being cultish
Ancestry of “cultishness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cultish | Resembling a cult; Having an intense admiration... |
| 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 | to inhabit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |