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Where does “Kultus” come from?

Kultus (German) comes from English cultus, 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.

Ancestry of “Kultus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcultusEstablished or accepted religious rites or...
2Latincultustilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;...
3Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
5Latinquelo—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Kultus”

  • kultusz
  • kultuszminisztérium
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