Where does “cultivatable” come from?
cultivatable (English) comes from English cultivate, from Latin cultivātus, from Latin cultivō, from Latin cultīvus, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo — to turn.
cultivatable (English): cultivable
Definitions
- cultivable
Ancestry of “cultivatable”, step by step
cultivatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cultivate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cultivate | To grow plants, notably crops; To nurture; to... |
| 2 | Latin | cultivātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | cultivō | to cultivate |
| 4 | Latin | cultīvus | — |
| 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 |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |