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Where does “agronomy” come from?

agronomy (English) comes from French agronomie, from French agronome, from French -nôme, from Ido nomo, from Ido nomar, from French nommer, from Middle French nommer, from Old French nomer — to be.

agronomy (English): The science of utilizing plants, animals and...

Definitions

  1. The science of utilizing plants, animals and...

Ancestry of “agronomy”, step by step

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

Words derived from “agronomy”

  • agronomic
  • agronomist
  • agronomically
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