Where does “ἀγρονόμος” come from?
ἀγρονόμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀγρός, from Proto-Hellenic agrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.
ἀγρονόμος (Ancient Greek): agricultural overseer
Ancestry of “ἀγρονόμος”, step by step
ἀγρονόμος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἀγρός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀγρός | field, land, countryside |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | agrós | field; arable land; countryside |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |
via Ancient Greek νέμω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |
Words derived from “ἀγρονόμος”