Etymology

agrocity

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Today it means: A city designed around the practice of agriculture. Full definition →

English city ← Middle English cite ← Old French citet
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
  3. Proto-Italic*agros
  4. Latinager
  5. Englishagro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  7. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  8. Latinceivis
  9. Latinceivitās
  10. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  11. Old Frenchcitet
  12. Middle Englishcite
  13. Englishcity
  14. English todayagrocity

From agro- + city.

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