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Where does “agricultor” come from?

agricultor (Latin) comes 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.

agricultor (Latin): an agriculturist, a farmer, a husbandman

Definitions

  1. an agriculturist, a farmer, a husbandman

Ancestry of “agricultor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “agricultor”

  • agricultor
  • agricultor
  • agricoltrice
  • bioagricoltore
  • agricoltore
  • agriculteur
  • agricultor
  • agricultor
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