Where does “agrarian” come from?
Agrarian comes from Middle French agrarien, from Latin agrarius, derived from Latin ager meaning field, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros with the same sense.
agrarian (English): Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and...
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- Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and...
Ancestry of “agrarian”, step by step
agrarian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French agrarien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | agrarien | agrarian |
| 2 | Latin | agrarius | agrarian |
| 3 | Latin | ager | field, farm; land, estate, park; territory |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agros | field |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |
via French agrarien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | agrarien | agrarian |