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Etymology of the English word acculturation

the English word acculturation
using the English suffix -ation
derived from the Latin suffix -atio
derived from the Latin suffix -are
derived from the French suffix -ation
using the Latin prefix -ation-
derived from the English word culture
derived from the Old French word culture
derived from the Latin word cultura (agriculture, cultivation, tilling)
derived from the Latin word cultus (care, worship, devotion; cultivated, tilled, farmed; habitation; cultivation; civilization; personal care, maintenance, grooming)
derived from the Late Latin word colere (honor, cherish, worship; live in , inhabit; till)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷel-
derived from the Latin word cultum (cultivated, tilled, farmed lands)
derived from the Late Latin word colere (honor, cherish, worship; live in , inhabit; till)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷel-
using the English prefix ac-

Derivations in English

acculturationist, acculturize, acculturate

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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