English word agriculture comes from a combination of the Latin words agrum (form of "ager", meaning "field, farm, land, estate") and cultura ("growing, cultivation"), and later agricultura (agriculture, farming)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| agrum | Latin (lat) | Accusative singular form of "ager" meaning field, farm, land |
| cultura | Latin (lat) | Care, cultivation; agriculture, tillage, husbandry. Culture, cultivation. |
| agricultura | Latin (lat) | Agriculture, farming. |
| agriculture | English (en) | The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock. |