English

agrotoxic

From agro- + toxic.

Formed from agro- + toxic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros ‘field, pasturage’

Proto-Italic *agros ‘field’

Latin ager ‘field’

English agro-

French toxique

English toxic

Today it means

adj Describing any toxic agrochemical, typically a pesticide

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Etymograph / agrotoxic