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Where does “subcultivate” come from?

subcultivate (English) comes from English cultivate, from Latin cultivātus, from Latin cultivō, from Latin cultīvus, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo — to turn.

subcultivate (English): To undergo subcultivation

Definitions

  1. To undergo subcultivation

Ancestry of “subcultivate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcultivateTo grow plants, notably crops; To nurture; to...
2Latincultivātus—
3Latincultivō—
4Latincultīvus—
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
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