Where does “aratrix” come from?

aratrix (Latin) comes from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

aratrix (Latin): A woman that ploughs or plows; ploughwoman or plowwoman, farmer woman, husbandwoman

Definitions

  1. A woman that ploughs or plows; ploughwoman or plowwoman, farmer woman, husbandwoman

Ancestry of “aratrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
2Proto-Italicaraōto plough
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →
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