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
Definitions
- field: piece of ground
Ancestry of “agro”, step by step
agro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish agro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | agro | field; Obsolete form of agrio |
| 2 | Old Spanish | agro | sour |
| 3 | Latin | acrus | sour |
| 4 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 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 |
via Italian agro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | agro | sour, vinegary; countryside around a town |
| 2 | Latin | ager | field, farm; land, estate, park; territory |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | agros | field |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |
via French ager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ager | — |