English
culturize
Culturize comes from Latin cultūra ‘care, cultivation’, from Proto-Italic *kʷelō ‘to inhabit’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- ‘to turn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelh₁-‘to turn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷélh₁etireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷelō‘to inhabit’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcolō‘to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcultūra‘care, cultivation’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600culture
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 1993culturize
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelh₁-‘to turn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷélh₁etireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷelō‘to inhabit’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcolō‘to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcultūra‘care, cultivation’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600culture
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 1993culturize
Earliest quotation: 1993, Michael T. McGuire, Human nature and the new Europe: “However, all those social principles we share with other…”
A compound of culture + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- ‘to turn’
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Latin colō ‘to till, cultivate’
Latin cultus ‘tilled, cultivated’
Latin cultūra ‘cultivation’
Middle French culture ‘cultivation; culture’
English culture
Linked words
through Latin colō ‘to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care…’
colony, cultivation, cultivate, coulee, 68 more
through Latin cultūra ‘care, cultivation’
through English culture
Today it means
verb To adapt to the rules or norms of a culture; to make cultural.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- / culturize