Where does “cultivate” come from?
Cultivate comes from Medieval Latin cultivatus, past participle of Latin cultivo, derived from Latin cultus, the past participle of Latin colo meaning "to till or inhabit," from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-.
cultivate (English): To grow plants, notably crops; To nurture; to...
Definitions
- To grow plants, notably crops; To nurture; to...
Ancestry of “cultivate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cultivātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | cultivō | to cultivate |
| 3 | Latin | cultīvus | — |
| 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 |