Where does “cultivable” come from?
Cultivable comes from French cultivable, formed from the French verb cultiver plus the suffix -able, which derives from Latin -abilis, a suffix forming adjectives meaning "able to be."
cultivable (English): Capable of being cultivated or farmed
Definitions
- Capable of being cultivated or farmed
Ancestry of “cultivable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cultivable | cultivable |
| 2 | French | cultiver | to cultivate |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | cultivare | — |
| 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 |