Etymology of the English word subculture
the English word
subculturederived 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
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoDerivations in other languages
Romanian
subculturăUsage
Word found in Modern English
