Etymology of the English word agriculture
the English word
agriculturederived from the Latin word
agricultura (agriculture, husbandry)
derived from the Latin word
ager (field, ground; farm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*agro-derived from the Latin word
cultura (agriculture, cultivation, tilling)
derived from the Latin word
cultus (care, worship, devotion; cultivated, tilled, farmed; habitation; cultivation; civilization; personal care, maintenance, grooming)
derived from the Late Latin word
colere (honor, cherish, worship; live in , inhabit; till)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-derived from the Latin word
cultum (cultivated, tilled, farmed lands)
derived from the Late Latin word
colere (honor, cherish, worship; live in , inhabit; till)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-Date
The earliest known usage of agriculture in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
agribusiness,
aeroculture,
agriculturist,
aquaculture,
aquiculture,
arboricultureCognates
French
agriculture, German
Agrikultur, Italian
agricoltura, Spanish
agriculturaUsage
Word found in Modern English
