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Where does “multiculturalistic” come from?

multiculturalistic (English) comes from English multicultural, from English culture, from Middle French culture, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo — to turn.

multiculturalistic (English): Relating to, or supporting, multiculturalism

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or supporting, multiculturalism

Ancestry of “multiculturalistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmulticulturalRelating or pertaining to several different...
2EnglishcultureThe arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and...
3Middle Frenchculturecultivation; culture
4Latincultūra—
5Latincultustilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;...
6Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
8Latinquelo—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →