| 【col-, cult-】 are word-forming element usually meaning "cultivate, till, inhabit, colony" from Latin "colere, cultus, cultivate, colonia" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "col-, cult-"]
agricultural **[3344] Agricultural means involving or relating to agriculture.
agriculture ***[2711] Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals.
colonial **[3899] Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
colony ***[2900] A colony is a country which is controlled by a more powerful country.
cult **[3666] care, labor; cultivation, culture; worship, reverence
cultivate **[4054] If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it.
cultural ****[1018] Cultural means relating to a particular society and its ideas, customs, and art.
culture ****[422] 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.
[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(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【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
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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agricultural ★★[3344] adjective from agriculture 〈 cult
【DEFINITION】 Agricultural means involving or relating to agriculture.
【COMPOSITION】 agriculture + al
【ROOTs】 ⑴ agri(agr); field, country ⑵ cult; cultivate, till ⑶ ur(ure); noun suffix ⑷ al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin ager》 place, field, productive land
【DERIVATIVEs】 agricultural, agriculturalist, agriculturally, agriculturist, agriculture
agriculture ★★★[2711] noun from agriculture 〈 cult
【DEFINITION】 Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ agri(agr); field, country ⑵ cult; cultivate, till ⑶ ure; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin ager》 place, field, productive land
【First Known Meaning】 tillage, cultivation of large areas of land to provide food,
【DERIVATIVEs】 agricultural, agriculturalist, agriculturally, agriculturist, agriculture
colonial ★★[3899] adjective from colony 〈 cult
【DEFINITION】 Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ colon(cult); cultivate, till ⑵ ial(al); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin colonia》 settled land, farm, landed estate
【First Known Meaning】 pertaining to or belonging to a colony
【DERIVATIVEs】 colonial, colonially, colonialness, colonize, colony
colony ★★★[2900] noun from colony 〈 cult
【DEFINITION】 A colony is a country which is controlled by a more powerful country.
【pl.】 colonies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ colon(cult); colony ⑵ y; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin colonia》 settled land, farm, landed estate
【DERIVATIVEs】 colonial, colonially, colonialness, colonisable, colonisation, coloniser, colonizable, colonization, colonize, colonizer, colony
cult ★★[3666] combining form from cult
【DEFINITION】 care, labor; cultivation, culture; worship, reverence
【ROOTs】 cult; cultivate, till
【Etymology】 《Latin cultus》 [pp of colere] care, labor; cultivation, culture; worship, reverence
【DERIVATIVEs】 cultic, cultish, cultism, cultist, cult
cultivate ★★[4054] verb from cultivate 〈 cult
【DEFINITION】 If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 cultivated cultivated cultivating cultivates
【SYNONYM】 grow, court, domesticate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cultiv(cult); cultivate, till ⑵ ate; verb suffix
【DERIVATIVEs】 cultivation, cultivate
cultural ★★★★[1018] adjective from culture 〈 cult
【DEFINITION】 Cultural means relating to a particular society and its ideas, customs, and art.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cult; cultivate, till ⑵ ur(ure); noun suffix ⑶ al(ad); to, toward
【Etymology】 《Latin cultura》 pp of colere; a cultivating, agriculture; care, culture, an honoring
【First Known Meaning】 of or pertaining to the raising of plants or animals
【DERIVATIVEs】 cultural, culturally, culture, cultureless, culturist
culture ★★★★[422] 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.
【pl.】 cultures
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cult; to till, cultivate ⑵ ure; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cultura》 pp of colere; a cultivating, agriculture; care, culture, an honoring
【First Known Meaning】 the tilling of land, act of preparing the earth for crops
【DERIVATIVEs】 cultural, culturally, culture, cultureless, culturist
Other words containing "col-, cult-"; acculturate, acculturation, apiculture, bicultural, colonialism, colonialist, colonially, colonialness, colonisable, colonisation, colonise, coloniser, colonizable, colonization, colonize, colonizer, countercultural, counterculture, cultivable, cultivated, cultivation, cultivator, culturally, culturati, cultured, deculturate, deculturation, domicile, horticulture, incult, inculturation, inquiline, inquilinity, inquilinous, intercultural, multicultural, postcolonial, precolonial, subcultural, subculture
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
cruise
crit-, crisi
cresc
cred
cre-
cracy-
cover
count
corp-, corpor-
cord-, cor-
