Where does “agro-transformation” come from?
agro-transformation (English) comes from English transformation, from Middle English transformacioun, from Middle French transformation, from Latin trānsfōrmātiō, from Latin fōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
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Ancestry of “agro-transformation”, step by step
agro-transformation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transformation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transformation | The act of transforming or the state of being... |
| 2 | Middle English | transformacioun | shapeshifting, metamorphosis |
| 3 | Middle French | transformation | — |
| 4 | Latin | trānsfōrmātiō | transformation |
| 5 | Latin | fōrmātiō | The act of shaping, forming or fashioning |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English agro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agro | angry |
| 2 | Italian | agro | sour, vinegary; countryside around a town |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 4 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 5 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |