agriculture

English

/ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃə/, /ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agricultura root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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