Where does “Subkultur” come from?
Subkultur (German) comes from English subculture, from English culture, from Middle French culture, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo — to turn.
Subkultur (German): subculture
Definitions
- subculture
Ancestry of “Subkultur”, step by step
Subkultur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English subculture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subculture | A portion of a culture distinguished by its... |
| 2 | English | culture | The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and... |
| 3 | Middle French | culture | cultivation; culture |
| 4 | Latin | cultūra | care, cultivation; agriculture, tillage, husbandry |
| 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 Danish kultur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kultur | culture |
via German Kultur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kultur | culture |