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

αγροφυλακή traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek αγρός

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

via Greek φύλακας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφύλακαςguard, gatekeeper, attendant, warden, custodian
2Ancient Greekφύλαξguard; sentry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic agrós →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀγρός →