Where does “cultivar” come from?
cultivar (Portuguese) comes from English cultivar, from English variety, from Middle French varieté, from Latin varietās, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
cultivar (Portuguese): to cultivate; to grow
Definitions
- to cultivate; to grow
Ancestry of “cultivar”, step by step
cultivar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cultivar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cultivar | A cultivated variety of a plant species or... |
| 2 | English | variety | The quality of being varied; diversity; A... |
| 3 | Middle French | varieté | variety |
| 4 | Latin | varietās | difference, diversity, variety |
| 5 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 6 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Medieval Latin cultivare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | cultivare | — |
| 2 | Latin | cultus | tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;... |
| 3 | Latin | colere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | colo | I till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,... |
| 5 | Latin | quelo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |