colto

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈkol.to/, /ˈkɔl.to/

adj
Definitions
  • (of land) cultivated#Adjective
  • (of people) cultured, well-educated, cultivated
  • cultured, refined e.g. of speech, writing
  • (obsolete) venerated, revered

Etymology

Derived from Latin cultus (adoration, care, cult, culture, the act of cultivating, cultivation, veneration, cultivated, reverence) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷl̥tós, *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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