Where does “agroforestry” come from?
Agroforestry derives from English forestry, which comes from Old French foresterie, itself from Old French forest, Medieval Latin forestis, Latin foris meaning outside or outdoors, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- meaning door or threshold.
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Ancestry of “agroforestry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | agro- | agriculture |
| 2 | Latin | ager | field, farm; land, estate, park; territory |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | agros | field |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |