Where does “agroresidue” come from?
agroresidue (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.
agroresidue (English): A residue (in the environment) of an agrochemical
Definitions
- A residue (in the environment) of an agrochemical
Ancestry of “agroresidue”, step by step
agroresidue 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 residue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | residue | Whatever remains after something else has been... |
| 2 | Old French | residu | — |
| 3 | Latin | residuum | nominative neuter singular of residuus;... |
| 4 | Latin | residuus | remaining; residuary; persisting, surviving |
| 5 | Latin | resideō | to reside, abide, tarry, linger |
| 6 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |