Where does “ἀγροφύλαξ” come from?

ἀγροφύλαξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γρός — countryside; field; field; land.

ἀγροφύλαξ (Ancient Greek): guardian of the fields

Definitions

  1. guardian of the fields

Ancestry of “ἀγροφύλαξ”, step by step

ἀγροφύλαξ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̓γρόςcountryside; field; field; land

via Proto-Hellenic φῠ́λᾰξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicφῠ́λᾰξ
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γρός
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