English Explanatory Dictionary

horticultural

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to horticulture; connected with gardening.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-horticultural.wav

Word forms

horticultural more horticultural most horticultural

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortos Latin hortus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English horticulture Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English horticultural From horticulture + -al.. By surface analysis, horti- + cult + -ure + -al.

Related words

horticulturist horticulture

Derived words

agrihorticultural agrohorticultural horticulturalism horticulturalist horticulturally horticultural vinegar nonhorticultural

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