ENGLISH ROOT WORD: col-, cult- from Latin colere, cultus, colonia, cultivare

 

【col-, cult-】 are word-forming element
usually meaning "cultivate, till, inhabit, colony"

from Latin "colere, cultus, cultivate, colonia"

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[WORD ROOT]root cult
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cile, colon, cult, cultiv
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) colere, cultus, colonia, cultivare
[MEANING]root cultivate, till, inhabit, colony

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 colere to tend, guard; to till, cultivate; to dwell
• 【Latin】 cultus pp of colere; care, labor; cultivation, culture; worship, reverence
• 【Latin】 cultivare to cultivate
• 【Latin】 colonia settled land, farm, landed estate

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

acculturate, acculturation, agricultural, agriculture, colonial, colonise, colonize, colony, cult, cultivable, cultivate, cultivation, cultural, culture, domicile, horticulture

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

 

 

acculturate [verb] from culture < cult
【DEFINITION】 (of a cultural or social group) to assimilate the cultural traits of another group
【CONJUGATIONs】 acculturated acculturated acculturating acculturates
【DERIVATIVEs】 acculturation, acculturative, acculturate
【Etymology】 [Latin] cultura pp of colere; a cultivating, agriculture; care, culture, an honoring
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to ⑵ cult; cultivate, till, inhabit ⑶ ur(ure); noun suffix ⑷ ate; verb suffix

acculturation [noun] from agriculture < cult
【DEFINITION】 assimilation to a different culture, typically the dominant one
【PRIMARY MEANING】 the adoption and assimilation of an alien culture
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 acculturation, acculturative, acculturate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to ⑵ cult; to till, cultivate ⑶ ur(ure); noun suffix ⑷ ation(ion); noun suffix

agricultural [adjective] from agriculture < cult
【DEFINITION】 Agricultural means involving or relating to agriculture.
【DERIVATIVEs】 agricultural, agriculturalist, agriculturally, agriculturist, agriculture
【COMPOSITION】 agriculture + al
【ROOTs】 ⑴ agri(agr); field, country ⑵ cult; cultivate, till ⑶ ur(ure); noun suffix ⑷ al; adjective suffix

agriculture [noun] from agriculture < cult
【DEFINITION】 Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 tillage, cultivation of large areas of land to provide food,
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 agricultural, agriculturalist, agriculturally, agriculturist, agriculture
【ROOTs】 ⑴ agri(agr); field, country ⑵ cult; cultivate, till ⑶ ure; noun suffix

colonial [adjective] from colony
【DEFINITION】 Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 pertaining to or belonging to a colony
【DERIVATIVEs】 colonial, colonially, colonialness, colonize, colony
【Etymology】 [Latin] colonia settled land, farm, landed estate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ colon(cult); cultivate, till ⑵ ial(al); adjective suffix

colonise [verb] from colony
【DEFINITION】 If people colonize a foreign country, they go to live there and take control of it.
【Etymology】 [Latin] colonia settled land, farm, landed estate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ colon(cult); colony ⑵ ise; verb suffix

colonize [verb] from colony
【DEFINITION】 If people colonize a foreign country, they go to live there and take control of it.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to settle with colonists, plant or establish a colony in
【CONJUGATIONs】 colonized colonized colonizing colonizes
【DERIVATIVEs】 colonial, colonisable, colonisation, coloniser, colonizable, colonization, colonize, colonizer, colony
【Etymology】 [Latin] colonia settled land, farm, landed estate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ colon(cult); cultivate, till, inhabit ⑵ ize; verb suffix

colony [noun] from colony
【DEFINITION】 A colony is a country which is controlled by a more powerful country.
【pl.】 colonies
【DERIVATIVEs】 colonial, colonially, colonialness, colonisable, colonisation, coloniser, colonizable, colonization, colonize, colonizer, colony
【Etymology】 [Latin] colonia settled land, farm, landed estate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ colon(cult); colony ⑵ y; noun suffix

cult [combining form] from cult
【DEFINITION】 care, labor; cultivation, culture; worship, reverence
【DERIVATIVEs】 cultic, cultish, cultism, cultist, cult
【Etymology】 [Latin] cultus pp of colere; care, labor; cultivation, culture; worship, reverence
【ROOTs】 cult; cultivate, till

 

 

 

cultivable [adjective] from cultivate < cult
【DEFINITION】 (of land) capable of being cultivated
【DERIVATIVEs】 cultivability, cultivable
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cultiv(cult); cultivate, till, inhabit ⑵ able; adjective suffix

 

 

cultivate [verb] from cultivate < cult
【DEFINITION】 If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it.
【CONJUGATIONs】 cultivated cultivated cultivating cultivates
【DERIVATIVEs】 cultivation, cultivate
【SYNONYM】 grow, court, domesticate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cultiv(cult); cultivate, till ⑵ ate; verb suffix

cultivation [noun] from cultivate < cult
【DEFINITION】 cultivate + ion
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 cultivation, cultivate
【COMPOSITION】 cultivate + ion
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cultiv(cult); cultivate, till ⑵ at(ate); verb suffix ⑶ ion; noun suffix

cultural [adjective] from culture < cult
【DEFINITION】 Cultural means relating to a particular society and its ideas, customs, and art.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 of or pertaining to the raising of plants or animals
【DERIVATIVEs】 cultural, culturally, culture, cultureless, culturist
【Etymology】 [Latin] cultura pp of colere; a cultivating, agriculture; care, culture, an honoring
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cult; cultivate, till ⑵ ur(ure); noun suffix ⑶ al(ad); to, toward

culture [noun] from culture < cult
【DEFINITION】 Culture consists of activities such as the arts and philosophy, which are considered to be important for the development of civilization and of people's minds.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 the tilling of land, act of preparing the earth for crops
【pl.】 cultures
【DERIVATIVEs】 cultural, culturally, culture, cultureless, culturist
【Etymology】 [Latin] cultura pp of colere; a cultivating, agriculture; care, culture, an honoring
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cult; to till, cultivate ⑵ ure; noun suffix

domicile [noun] from dom
【DEFINITION】 Your domicile is the place where you live.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ domi(dom); master , house ⑵ cile(cult); cultivate, dwell, inhabit

horticulture [noun] from horticulture < culture
【DEFINITION】 Horticulture is the study and practice of growing plants.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 cultivation of a garden
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 horticultural, horticulturist, horticulture
【ROOTs】 ⑴ horti(hort); garden ⑵ cult; cultivate, till ⑶ ure; noun suffix

Other word list containing col-, cult-; cultured, cultivated, apiculture, bicultural, countercultural, counterculture, cultivator, culturati, deculturate, deculturation, incult, inculturation, inquiline, inquilinity, inquilinous, intercultural, multicultural, postcolonial, precolonial, subcultural, subculture, colonialness, colonially, colonization, colonisation, colonizer, coloniser, colonizable, colonisable

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

crypt-
cruise
crit-, crisi
cresc
cred
cre-
cracy-
cover
come
count

 

 

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