agrimensor

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noun

A land surveyor in Ancient Rome.

OriginLatin agrimensor ← Proto-Italic *mētis ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- →
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Meanings

nounagrimensor (plural agrimensors)

plural agrimensors

  1. historicalA land surveyor in Ancient Rome.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
  3. Proto-Italic*agros
  4. Latinager
  5. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  7. Proto-Italic*mētis
  8. Latinmētior
  9. Latinmēnsor
  10. Latinagrimensor
  11. Englishagrimensor

Borrowed from Latin agrimensor.

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Translations

French agrimenseur
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Margerison
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APA

agrimensor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agrimensor

MLA

“agrimensor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agrimensor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agrimensor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agrimensor.

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