Where does “cultivar” come from?
cultivar (English) comes from English variety, from Middle French varieté, from Latin varietās, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
cultivar (English): A cultivated variety of a plant species or...
Definitions
- A cultivated variety of a plant species or...
Ancestry of “cultivar”, step by step
cultivar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English variety
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | variety | The quality of being varied; diversity; A... |
| 2 | Middle French | varieté | variety |
| 3 | Latin | varietās | difference, diversity, variety |
| 4 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 5 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English cultivated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cultivated | simple past tense and past participle of... |