Where does “agro” come from?
agro (Ido) comes from Spanish agro, from Old Spanish agro, from Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
agro (Ido): field: piece of ground
Ancestry of “agro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | agro | field; Obsolete form of agrio |
| 2 | Old Spanish | agro | — |
| 3 | Latin | acrus | sour |
| 4 | Latin | ācer | — |
| 5 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |