Etymology

precultural

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Today it means: Pertaining to human life or society before the development of culture. Full definition →

English cultural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French culture
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  11. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  12. Latincolō
  13. Latincultūra
  14. Middle Frenchculture
  15. Englishculture
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishcultural
  19. English todayprecultural

From pre- + cultural.

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