English
farm show
From farm + show.
Medieval Latin ferma
Anglo-Norman ferme ‘rent, lease, farm’
Middle English ferme ‘rent, revenue’
English farm
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- ‘to heed, look, take note of’
Proto-Germanic *skawwōną ‘to look, see’
Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn ‘to look, see’
Old English scēawian ‘to look at; to exhibit, display’
Middle English schewen
English show
Today it means
noun A periodic (usually annual) exhibition of farm life, agrotechnology, agribusiness, and amusement, being a combination of a county fair or state fair and a trade show.
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Etymograph / farm show