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Where does “agricoltore” come from?

agricoltore (Italian) comes from Latin agricultor, from Latin cultor, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

agricoltore (Italian): farmer

Definitions

  1. farmer

Ancestry of “agricoltore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagricultoran agriculturist, a farmer, a husbandman
2LatincultorSomeone who bestows care or labor upon something;...
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “agricoltore”

  • agricoltrice
  • bioagricoltore
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