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Where does “ἄγρωστης” come from?

ἄγρωστης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀγρός, from Proto-Hellenic agrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

ἄγρωστης (Ancient Greek): farmer

Definitions

  1. farmer

Ancestry of “ἄγρωστης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀγρόςfield, land, countryside
2Proto-Hellenicagrósfield; arable land; countryside
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

Words derived from “ἄγρωστης”

  • agrostology
  • agrostological
  • agrostis
  • agrostis
  • άγρωστη
  • Agrostis
  • Calamagrostis
  • ἄγρωστις
  • καλαμάγρωστις
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