Where does “agrobiodiverse” come from?
agrobiodiverse (English) comes from English biodiverse, from English biodiversity, from English diversity, from Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin diversitas, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō — two.
agrobiodiverse (English): agriculturally biodiverse
Definitions
- agriculturally biodiverse
Ancestry of “agrobiodiverse”, step by step
agrobiodiverse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biodiverse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biodiverse | Biotically diverse; having a high degree of... |
| 2 | English | biodiversity | The diversity of plant and animal life within a... |
| 3 | English | diversity | The quality of being diverse or different;... |
| 4 | Middle English | diversite | difference, distinctness; deviation, diversion;... |
| 5 | Old French | diversité | — |
| 6 | Latin | diversitas | contradiction; diversity, difference |
| 7 | Latin | dīversus | opposite |
| 8 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 9 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
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 |