Etymograph

English

oligoculture

Oligoculture comes from Latin cultūra ‘care, cultivation’, from Proto-Italic *kʷelō ‘to inhabit’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- ‘to turn’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelh₁-‘to turn’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷélh₁etireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷelō‘to inhabit’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcolō‘to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcultūra‘care, cultivation’
  6. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600culture
  7. English1500–presentsame form
  8. Englishtodayoligoculture

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelh₁-‘to turn’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷélh₁etireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷelō‘to inhabit’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcolō‘to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcultūra‘care, cultivation’
  6. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600culture
  7. English1500–presentsame form
  8. Englishtodayoligoculture

A compound of oligo- + culture

Ancient Greek ὀλίγος ‘few’

English oligo-

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 Proto-Italic *kʷelō ‘to inhabit’

cultivation, cultivate, 64 more

through Latin colō ‘to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care…’

colony, cult, coulee, 68 more

through Latin cultūra ‘care, cultivation’

agriculture, kultur, 59 more

through English culture

cultural, aquaculture, subculture, monoculture, 56 more

Today it means

noun The cultivation of several crops together

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- / oligoculture

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