Where does “occulture” come from?
occulture (English) comes from English occult, from French occulte, from Latin occultus, from Latin occulo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
occulture (English): The appropriation by a subculture of occult...
Definitions
- The appropriation by a subculture of occult...
Ancestry of “occulture”, step by step
occulture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English occult
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occult | To cover or hide from view; To dissimulate,... |
| 2 | French | occulte | occult; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | occultus | hidden, concealed, having been hidden; secret |
| 4 | Latin | occulo | I cover, hide, conceal |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English culture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | culture | The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and... |
| 2 | Middle French | culture | cultivation; culture |
| 3 | Latin | cultūra | care, cultivation; agriculture, tillage, husbandry |
| 4 | Latin | cultus | tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;... |
| 5 | Latin | colere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | colo | I till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,... |
| 7 | Latin | quelo | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |