Where does “agro” come from?
Agro is a back-formation from aggro, which derives from English aggravation, shortened in British slang to mean exasperation or hostility.
agro (English): angry
Definitions
- angry
Ancestry of “agro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | agro | sour, vinegary; countryside around a town |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 3 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 4 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 6 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
Words derived from “agro”
- agrobiodiversity
- agroforest
- agroclimatic
- agrotourism
- agrotechnology
- agropastoralism
- agrometeorological
- agroeconomic
- agrotechnical
- agroinfiltration
- agrotechnological
- agrology
- agroforester
- agroecologist
- agromania
- agroeconomics
- agrologist
- agrophysical
- agrotype
- agrophyte
- agrofuel
- agroinfiltrated
- agrotechnician
- agro-transformation