Etymology

agriculture

ag·ri·cul·ture
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Today it means: The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock. Full definition →

Middle English agriculture ← Latin agricultūra ← Proto-Italic *kʷelō
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  1. Middle Frenchagriculture
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
  4. Proto-Italic*agros
  5. Latinager
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Latinagricultūra
  12. Middle Englishagriculture
  13. English todayagriculture

From Middle English agriculture, partly from Middle French agriculture and partly from its etymon Latin agricultūra, from ager (“field”) + cultūra (“cultivation”). See acre and culture.

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