Where does “cultivo” come from?
cultivo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cultivar, from English cultivar, from English variety, from Middle French varieté, from Latin varietās, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
cultivo (Portuguese): cultivation; culture
Definitions
- cultivation; culture
Ancestry of “cultivo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cultivar | to cultivate; to grow |
| 2 | English | cultivar | A cultivated variety of a plant species or... |
| 3 | English | variety | The quality of being varied; diversity; A... |
| 4 | Middle French | varieté | variety |
| 5 | Latin | varietās | difference, diversity, variety |
| 6 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 7 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |