Agriphotovoltaic
/ˌæɡriˌfoʊtoʊvoʊlˈteɪɪk/noun
Relating to the use of photovoltaic technology in agricultural settings, especially solar installations designed to coexist with crops or livestock.
Did you know?The “voltaic” part honors Alessandro Volta, whose name also gave English the unit “volt,” while “photo-” comes from the Ancient Greek word for light.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂eǵros
“Field or cultivated land; the distant ancestor of the agricultural element agri-”
Classical Latin
Latin
ager
“Field, countryside, or cultivated land”
Ancient Greek
Greek
phōs, phōt-
“Light; the source of the combining form photo-”
19th Century
Italian
voltaico
“Relating to electricity, named after Alessandro Volta”
19th Century
English
photovoltaic
“Producing electricity from light”
20th–21st Century
English
agrivoltaic / agrophotovoltaic
“Combining agricultural production with photovoltaic electricity generation”
Modern English
English
agriphotovoltaic
“Relating to agricultural applications of photovoltaic technology”
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