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Where does “aratrum” come from?

aratrum (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂érh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Ancestry of “aratrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érh₃tromplough, ard
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
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