Where does “uncultivate” come from?
uncultivate (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.
uncultivate (English): To undo the cultivation of; to make uncultivated
Definitions
- To undo the cultivation of; to make uncultivated
Ancestry of “uncultivate”, step by step
uncultivate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cultivate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cultivate | To grow plants, notably crops; To nurture; to... |
| 2 | Latin | cultivātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | cultivō | to cultivate |
| 4 | Latin | cultīvus | — |
| 5 | Latin | cultus | tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;... |
| 6 | Latin | colere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | colo | I till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,... |
| 8 | Latin | quelo | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |