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Where does “cultor” come from?

cultor (Latin) comes from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

cultor (Latin): Someone who bestows care or labor upon something;...

Definitions

  1. Someone who bestows care or labor upon something;...

Ancestry of “cultor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolō—
2Latinquelō—
3Proto-Italickʷelō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “cultor”

  • agricultor
  • horticultor
  • agricultor
  • agricultor
  • viticultor
  • agricoltrice
  • bioagricoltore
  • agricoltore
  • alpiculteur
  • -culteur
  • phoeniciculteur
  • agriculteur
  • fruiticulteur
  • capilliculteur
  • agricultor
  • agricultor
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