Where does “kulturkampf” come from?
kulturkampf (Polish) comes from German Kulturkampf, from German Kultur, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.
kulturkampf (Polish): kulturkampf
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- kulturkampf
Ancestry of “kulturkampf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kulturkampf | kulturkampf conflict between secular and religious authorities in late 19th c. Germany and Switzerland |
| 2 | German | Kultur | culture |
| 3 | Latin | cultūra | care, cultivation; agriculture, tillage, husbandry |
| 4 | Latin | cultus | tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;... |
| 5 | Latin | colere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | colo | I till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,... |
| 7 | Latin | quelo | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |