Where does “agroeconomy” come from?
agroeconomy (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.
agroeconomy (English): The agricultural economy of a region or country
Definitions
- The agricultural economy of a region or country
Ancestry of “agroeconomy”, step by step
agroeconomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English economy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | economy | Effective management of a community or system, or... |
| 2 | Latin | oeconomia | The management of household affairs; arrangement,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονομία | the management of a household or family,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονόμος | one who manages a household, the master of the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |