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Where does “incultus” come from?

incultus (Latin) 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.

incultus (Latin): untilled, uncultivated; neglected; unadorned,...

Definitions

  1. untilled, uncultivated; neglected; unadorned,...

Ancestry of “incultus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “incultus”

  • incult
  • inculte
  • întchultément
  • întchulte
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