Where does “agropecuary” come from?
agropecuary (English) comes from Portuguese agropecuária, from Portuguese pecuária, from Latin pecuaria, from Latin pecuarius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
agropecuary (English): A combination of agriculture and livestock...
Definitions
- A combination of agriculture and livestock...
Ancestry of “agropecuary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | agropecuária | the combination of agriculture and livestock... |
| 2 | Portuguese | pecuária | the raising of livestock; animal husbandry;... |
| 3 | Latin | pecuaria | nominative feminine singular of pecuārius;... |
| 4 | Latin | pecuarius | sheep, cattle |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |