Etymology of the English word polyculture
the English word
polyculturederived from the English word
culturederived from the Old French word
culturederived 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
poly-derived from the New Latin prefix
poly-derived from the Greek word
polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Usage
Word found in Modern English
