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Where does “agro” come from?

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

agro (Latin): dative singular of ager; ablative singular of...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of ager; ablative singular of...

Ancestry of “agro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagerfield, farm; land, estate, park; territory
2Proto-Italicagrosfield
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
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