English Explanatory Dictionary

viticulture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/ /ˈvɪtɪˌkʌltʃə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-viticulture.wav

Word forms

viticulture viticultures

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis Proto-Italic *wītis Latin vītisder. English viti- 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 viticulture From viti- + culture, from Latin vītis + cultūra (“cultivation of the vine, vine-growing”). Compare agriculture.

Synonyms

viniculture winegrowing vine-growing

Derived words

viticultural viticulturer viticulturist
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