English → Latin
“agriculture” in Latin
agricultūraagriculture; farmingarātiōploughing; arable landagerfield; acre; land; estate; park; territorycolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,cultiōThe preparation of ground, cultivation, tillage, agriculture.; Veneration, reverence.arōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage; to draw furrows over the body, wrinkle
The English word agriculture itself goes back to Latin colō, through agricultūra.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
agriculture
agricultura or agri (agrorum) cultura; or agri (agrorum) cultio (general terms): aratio (tillage): arandi ratio (the method of tillage). To follow agriculture as a pursuit, agrum colere, agriculturae studere; arare (alsoto live by agriculture).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for agriculture?
- The usual Latin words for “agriculture” are agricultūra, arātiō, ager; also colō, cultiō, arō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.