Cultivation
/ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/noun
The act of preparing and using land for crops, or of developing a skill, quality, or relationship.
Did you know?Cultivation ultimately comes from the same Latin root as "culture," because Romans saw careful tending of land as a form of disciplined, almost sacred practice.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kwel-
“to turn, revolve, dwell, or inhabit”
Latin
Latin
colere
“to till, tend, inhabit, honor, worship”
Latin
Latin
cultivare
“to till, improve by tilling”
Late Latin
Latin
cultivatio
“a tilling or cultivating”
Middle English
English
cultivacioun
“the action of tilling land or improving by care”
Modern English
English
cultivation
“the act of preparing land for crops or developing a quality or skill”