Etymology

biculturalism

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Today it means: The state or quality of being bicultural. Full definition →

English bicultural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French culture
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Middle Frenchculture
  12. Englishculture
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishbicultural
  16. English todaybiculturalism

From bicultural + -ism.

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