Where does “culturalist” come from?

Culturalist derives from English culture, from Latin cultura meaning tilling or cultivation, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- meaning to turn or move around.

culturalist (English): One who subscribes to culturalism

Definitions

  1. One who subscribes to culturalism

Ancestry of “culturalist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishculturalPertaining to culture
2EnglishcultureThe arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and...
3Middle Frenchculturecultivation; culture
4Latincultūracare, cultivation; agriculture, tillage, husbandry
5Latincultustilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;...
6Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
8Latinquelo
9Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéletiEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷelō