English
enculturation
Enculturation 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 1979enculturation
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 1979enculturation
Earliest quotation: 1979, Johannes Wilbert, Enculturation in Latin America: “More specifically, enculturation is the process by which the…”
A compound of en- + culture + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- ‘to turn’
…
Latin colō ‘to till, cultivate’
Latin cultus ‘tilled, cultivated’
Latin cultūra ‘cultivation’
Middle French culture ‘cultivation; culture’
English culture
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *kʷelō ‘to inhabit’
cultivation, cultivate, 63 more
through Latin colō ‘to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care…’
through Latin cultūra ‘care, cultivation’
through Middle French culture
through English culture
Today it means
noun The process by which a person adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which they are immersed (or born).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- / enculturation