Where does “agroalimentary” come from?

agroalimentary (English) comes from English agro, from Italian agro, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

agroalimentary (English): Relating to agriculture and food

Definitions

  1. Relating to agriculture and food

Ancestry of “agroalimentary”, step by step

agroalimentary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English agro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishagroangry
2Italianagrosour, vinegary; countryside around a town
3Vulgar Latinacrussour
4Latinācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent
5Latinsaccharumsugar
6Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
7Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
8Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH
9Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

via English alimentary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalimentaryOf, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion;...
2EnglishalimentFood; Nourishment, sustenance; An allowance for...
3Frenchalimentfood
4Latinalimentumfood, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to...
5Latinalōto feed, to nourish, to nurture
6Proto-Italicalō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂