Where does “kulti” come from?
kulti (Esperanto) comes from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kulti (Esperanto): to worship, idolize
Definitions
- to worship, idolize
Ancestry of “kulti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cultus | tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;... |
| 2 | Latin | colere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | colo | I till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,... |
| 4 | Latin | quelo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |