agro-

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "field;" probably a derivative of root *ag- "to drive, draw out or forth, move."

It forms all or part of: acorn; acre; agrarian; agriculture; agriology; agro-; agronomy; onager; peregrinate; peregrination; peregrine; pilgrim; stavesacre.

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit ajras "plain, open country," Greek agros "field," Latin ager (genitive agri) "a field," Gothic akrs, Old English æcer "field."

"science of land management for crop production," 1796, from French agronomie (1761), from Greek agronomos "overseer of land." This is a compound of agros "a field, a farm; the country," as opposed to the town (see agro-), and nomos "law or custom, administering" (see -nomy). Related: Agronomist; agronomic.