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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

  1. A combination of agriculture and livestock...

Ancestry of “agropecuary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseagropecuáriathe combination of agriculture and livestock...
2Portuguesepecuáriathe raising of livestock; animal husbandry;...
3Latinpecuarianominative feminine singular of pecuārius;...
4Latinpecuariussheep, cattle
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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