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Where does “agricultor” come from?

agricultor (English) comes from Middle English agricultor, from Latin agricultor, from Latin cultor, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

agricultor (English): An agriculturist; a farmer

Definitions

  1. An agriculturist; a farmer

Ancestry of “agricultor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishagricultor—
2Latinagricultoran agriculturist, a farmer, a husbandman
3LatincultorSomeone who bestows care or labor upon something;...
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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