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Where does “nonculturally” come from?

nonculturally (English) comes from English noncultural, from English cultural, from English culture, from Middle French culture, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo — to turn.

nonculturally (English): In a noncultural manner

Definitions

  1. In a noncultural manner

Ancestry of “nonculturally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonculturalNot cultural
2EnglishculturalPertaining to culture
3EnglishcultureThe arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and...
4Middle Frenchculturecultivation; culture
5Latincultūra—
6Latincultustilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;...
7Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
9Latinquelo—
10Proto-Italickʷelō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →