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Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Middle French agriculturebor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūra Latin agricultūrabor. Middle English agriculture English agriculture Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English agricultural English nonagricultural From non- + agricultural.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not agricultural; not related to or used in agriculture.
   • In the handsome new 224-page catalog published by the Natural History Survey[…] not a single chapter is devoted to nonagricultural plants. 1988 April 15, James Krohe Jr., “Where Has All the Flora Gone?”, in Chicago Reader:
   • New federal requirements introduced in September now restrict commercial driver’s license eligibility to three visa categories: H-2A, H-2B, and E-2. H-2a concerns temporary agricultural workers; H-2b, temporary nonagricultural workers; and E-2 pertains to those who make substantial investments in a U.S. business. 2025 November 14, Sam Stevenson, “California To Revoke Thousands of Driver’s Licenses”, in Newsweek:

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