Where does “cultivator” come from?
Cultivator derives from English cultivate, from Medieval Latin cultivatus, from Latin cultivo, from Latin cultivus, from Latin cultus, from Latin colo meaning "to till or tend," from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-.
cultivator (English): Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the...
Definitions
- Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the...
Ancestry of “cultivator”, step by step
cultivator 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 French cultivateur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cultivateur | cultivator |
| 2 | Latin | cultivator | grower |