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Where does “αγροφυλακή” come from?

αγροφυλακή (Greek) comes from Greek αγρός, from Ancient Greek ἀγρός, from Proto-Hellenic agrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

αγροφυλακή (Greek): rural police service

Definitions

  1. rural police service

Ancestry of “αγροφυλακή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαγρόςfield; countryside
2Ancient Greekἀγρόςfield, land, countryside
3Proto-Hellenicagrósfield; arable land; countryside
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
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