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Where does “kulturpolitik” come from?

kulturpolitik (Swedish) comes from Swedish kultur, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

kulturpolitik (Swedish): the politics of cultural affairs and endowments

Definitions

  1. the politics of cultural affairs and endowments

Ancestry of “kulturpolitik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkulturculture, cultivation; culture, spiritual...
2Latincultūra—
3Latincultustilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;...
4Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
6Latinquelo—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “kulturpolitik”

  • kulturpolitisk
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