Etymology

From Middle French culture ‎(“cultivation; culture”), from Latin cultūra ‎(“cultivation; culture”), from cultus, perfect passive participle of colō ‎(“till, cultivate, worship”) (related to colōnus and colōnia), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- ‎(“to move; to turn (around)”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -yːr
• IPA^(key): /kʏlˈtyːr/
• Hyphenation: cul‧tuur