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Where does “ager” come from?

ager (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic agros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

ager (Latin): field, farm; land, estate, park; territory

Definitions

  1. field, farm; land, estate, park; territory

Ancestry of “ager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicagrosfield
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

Words derived from “ager”

  • agricultural
  • agriculture
  • agrarian
  • agriculturist
  • agribusiness
  • nonagricultural
  • agriculturally
  • agriculturalist
  • agrarianism
  • agriscience
  • preagricultural
  • agrestic
  • nonagrarian
  • agrarianization
  • agriculturalization
  • agriculturalism
  • antiagricultural
  • agribiotechnology
  • agribiotech
  • deagrarianization
  • agribusinessman
  • agrihorticultural
  • agriculturer
  • agriproduct
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