English
fertigation
Blend of fertilize + irrigation or similar.
A blend of fertilize + irrigation
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
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Latin ferō ‘to carry, bear’
Latin fertilis ‘fruitful, fertile’
French fertile
French fertiliser ‘to fertilize’
English fertilize
Proto-Italic *rigā- ‘to lead toward’
Latin rigō ‘to irrigate, to lead, convey or conduct’
Latin irrigō ‘to water or irrigate’
Latin irrigatio ‘watering, irrigation’
Middle French irrigation
English irrigation
Today it means
noun The application of fertilizers or other water-soluble products through an irrigation system.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fertigation