Etymology of the French word agriculture
the French 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 French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
agriculturăCognates
English
agriculture, German
Agrikultur, Italian
agricoltura, Spanish
agricultura
