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Where does “agronomic” come from?

Agronomic comes from French -ique, which combines French agronome from Ancient Greek ἀγρός meaning "field" with Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros.

agronomic (English): Of or pertaining to agronomy

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to agronomy

Ancestry of “agronomic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagronomyThe science of utilizing plants, animals and...
2Frenchagronomieagronomy
3Frenchagronomeagronomist
4French-nôme—
5Idonomoname; noun
6Idonomarto name, call by name, say the name of
7Frenchnommerto nominate; to name, to call; to be called, to...
8Middle Frenchnommerto name
9Old Frenchnomerto name; to be called
10Latinnōmināre—
11Latinnōminō—
12Latinnōmen—
13Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “agronomic”

  • agronomically
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