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Where does “agriculteur” come from?

agriculteur (French) comes from Latin agricultor, from Latin cultor, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

agriculteur (French): farmer

Definitions

  1. farmer

Ancestry of “agriculteur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagricultoran agriculturist, a farmer, a husbandman
2LatincultorSomeone who bestows care or labor upon something;...
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “agriculteur”

  • agricultor
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