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Where does “agrostological” come from?

agrostological (English) comes from English agrostology, from Ancient Greek ἄγρωστις, from Ancient Greek ἄγρωστης, from Ancient Greek ἀγρός, from Proto-Hellenic agrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

agrostological (English): Of or pertaining to agrostology

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to agrostology

Ancestry of “agrostological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagrostologyThe scientific study of grasses
2Ancient Greekἄγρωστιςa grass that mules fed on, perhaps "Elymus...
3Ancient Greekἄγρωστηςfarmer
4Ancient Greekἀγρόςfield, land, countryside
5Proto-Hellenicagrósfield; arable land; countryside
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
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