agricultural
/ˌæɡɹəˈkʌltʃəəl/a-gruh-KUHL-chur-uhl
/ˌæɡɹəˈkʌltʃɚəl/a-gruh-KUHL-chur-uhl
Meaningrelating to agriculture
Common meaning: of farming
- agria field, landLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 69 · scan
- culturto till, tend; to dwell in; to honourLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 370 (approximate) · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
‘a field, land’ + ‘to till, tend’ → agricultural
Journey through time
agri Latin ager, agrī “a field, land”
- Latinagrisource
cultur Latin colō, coluī, cultum “to till, tend; to dwell in; to honour”
- Latinculturasource
Parts join in Latin as agricultura.
- Latinagricultura‘field-tilling’source
- Englishagriculture‘farming’
- Englishformed in English from agricultureagricultural‘of farming’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from agriculture + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), AGRICULTURE, p.13 · scan
Roots
- ager, agrī Latin “a field, land”
- colō, coluī, cultum Latin “to till, tend; to dwell in; to honour”
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