Etymology of the English word cultivate
the English word
cultivatederived from the Medieval Latin word
cultivatioderived from the Medieval Latin word
cultivarederived from the Medieval Latin word
cultivusderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of cultivate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
cultivable,
cultivated,
cultivation,
cultivator,
cultivatingCognates
Dutch
cultiveren, French
cultiver, German
kultivieren, Italian
coltivare, Norwegian
kultivere, Provençal
cultivar, Swedish
kultiveraUsage
Word found in Modern English
