Etymology

irrigation

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Today it means: The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants. Full definition →

Middle French irrigation ← Latin irrigatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromirrigatio
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromirrigation
  3. English todayirrigation

Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.

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