English
agro-
Agro- comes from Latin ager ‘field’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵros‘field, pasturage’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agros‘field’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEager‘field’
- Englishtodayagro-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵros‘field, pasturage’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agros‘field’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEager‘field’
- Englishtodayagro-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros ‘field, pasturage’
through Latin ager ‘field’
Today it means
prefix agriculture
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros / agro-