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Where does “αγροφύλακας” come from?

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

αγροφύλακας (Greek): rural policeman, field warden

Definitions

  1. rural policeman, field warden

Ancestry of “αγροφύλακας”, step by step

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