myEtymology.com: English etymology of incult

Etymology of the English word incult

the English word incult

derived from the Latin word incultus (uncultivated, overgrown; unkempt; want of cultivation or refinement, uncouthness, disregard)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word in-

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-

Date

The earliest known usage of incult in English dates from the 16th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English