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Where does “excultus” come from?

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

excultus (Latin): tended, cultivated; improved, perfected; honoured

Definitions

  1. tended, cultivated; improved, perfected; honoured

Ancestry of “excultus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexcoloI tend or cultivate; I improve or perfect; I...
2Latincolō—
3Latinquelō—
4Proto-Italickʷelō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →