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Where does “anticultural” come from?

anticultural (Romanian) comes from Romanian cultural, from French culturel, from French culture, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo — to turn.

anticultural (Romanian): anticultural

Definitions

  1. anticultural

Ancestry of “anticultural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianculturalcultural
2Frenchculturelcultural
3Frenchculturecrop; culture
4Latincultūra—
5Latincultustilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;...
6Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
8Latinquelo—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →