Where does “agro” come from?
agro (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish agro, from Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
agro (Spanish): field; Obsolete form of agrio
Definitions
- field; Obsolete form of agrio
Ancestry of “agro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | agro | — |
| 2 | Latin | acrus | sour |
| 3 | Latin | ācer | — |
| 4 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 6 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
Words derived from “agro”