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Where does “intercultural” come from?

intercultural (Spanish) comes from Spanish cultural, from Spanish cultura, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

intercultural (Spanish): intercultural

Definitions

  1. intercultural

Ancestry of “intercultural”, step by step

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