Where does “Ἄγριος” come from?

Ἄγριος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

Ἄγριος (Ancient Greek): living in the open fields

Definitions

  1. living in the open fields

Ancestry of “Ἄγριος”, step by step

Ἄγριος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵr̥yoscampestral, field attributive, of or relating to fields
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

via Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̓γρόςcountryside; field; field; land

Words derived from “Ἄγριος”

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