Etymology

cultureful

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Today it means: Focused on culture. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *fullaz ← Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós ← English culture
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  4. Latincolō
  5. Latincultūra
  6. Middle Frenchculture
  7. Englishculture
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  10. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  11. English todaycultureful

From culture + -ful.

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