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): grower, harvester

Definitions

  1. grower, harvester

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