Where does “agropastoralism” come from?
agropastoralism (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.
agropastoralism (English): The form of farming that combines agricultural (growing crops) and pastoralism (rearing livestock)
Definitions
- The form of farming that combines agricultural (growing crops) and pastoralism (rearing livestock)
Ancestry of “agropastoralism”, step by step
agropastoralism 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 pastoralism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pastoralism | The state of being pastoral; animal husbandry;... |
| 2 | French | pastoralisme | pastoralism |
| 3 | French | pastoral | pastoral |
| 4 | Latin | pastorale | nominative neuter singular of pāstōrālis;... |
| 5 | Latin | pastoralis | shepherd; pastoral |
| 6 | Latin | pāstor | A person who tends sheep; shepherd |
| 7 | Latin | pāscō | to feed, nourish, maintain, support |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |