Where does “horticultor” come from?

horticultor (English) comes from Latin cultor, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

horticultor (English): One who cultivates a garden

Definitions

  1. One who cultivates a garden

Ancestry of “horticultor”, step by step

horticultor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cultor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincultorSomeone who bestows care or labor upon something;...
2Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
3Latinquelō—
4Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Latin hortus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhortusgarden
2Proto-Italic*hortosenclosure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰórtosenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →