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Where does “agropecuária” come from?

agropecuária (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pecuária, from Latin pecuaria, from Latin pecuarius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

agropecuária (Portuguese): the combination of agriculture and livestock...

Definitions

  1. the combination of agriculture and livestock...

Ancestry of “agropecuária”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepecuáriathe raising of livestock; animal husbandry;...
2Latinpecuarianominative feminine singular of pecuārius;...
3Latinpecuariussheep, cattle
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “agropecuária”

  • agropecuary
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