Etymology

counterculturist

Today it means: Synonym of counterculturalist. Full definition →

English counterculture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  14. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  15. Latincolō
  16. Latincultūra
  17. Middle Frenchculture
  18. Englishculture
  19. Englishcounterculture
  20. English todaycounterculturist

From counterculture + -ist.

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