English
fructiculture
Fructiculture 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*kʷelh₁-1‘to turn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷélh₁eti1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷelō1‘to inhabit’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcolō1‘to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcultūra1‘care, cultivation’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600culture1
- English1500–presentculture1
- Englishtodayfructiculture1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English fructiculture
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelh₁-Wiktionary, English fructiculture‘to turn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷélh₁etiWiktionary, English fructiculturereconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷelōWiktionary, English fructiculture‘to inhabit’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcolōWiktionary, English fructiculture‘to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcultūraWiktionary, English fructiculture‘care, cultivation’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600cultureWiktionary, English fructiculture
- English1500–presentcultureWiktionary, English fructiculture
- EnglishtodayfructicultureWiktionary, English fructiculture
A compound of fructi- + culture
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- ‘to make use of’
…
Proto-Italic *frūgjōr
Proto-Italic *frūjōr ‘to engage in’
Latin fruor ‘to engage (in)’
Latin frūctus ‘fruit’
English fructi-
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, 64 more
through Latin colō ‘to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care…’
through Latin cultūra ‘care, cultivation’
through English culture
Today it means
noun The practice of growing fruit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- / fructiculture