cultivate的词源

英文词源

cultivate (v.)

early 17c., from Medieval Latin cultivatus, past participle of cultivare "to cultivate," from Late Latin cultivus "tilled," from Latin cultus (see cult). Figurative sense of "improve by training or education" is from 1680s. Related: Cultivable; cultivated; cultivating.

中文词源

cultivate：耕作，养殖，种植，(喻)培养，建立(友谊)

词根词缀： -cult-培育 + -ive形容词词尾 + -ate动词词尾

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cultivate：耕作

来自cult-,耕作。