Where does “-cultor” come from?

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

-cultor (Portuguese): Expresses the notion of cultivator or creator

Definitions

  1. Expresses the notion of cultivator or creator

Ancestry of “-cultor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincultorSomeone who bestows care or labor upon something;...
2Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
3Latinquelō—
4Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “-cultor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →