Aratory
/ˈærəˌtɔːri/noun
Relating to plowing or the cultivation of land.
Did you know?Aratory comes from the same Latin plowing vocabulary behind the Roman arator, or plowman—a figure central to Rome’s powerful cultural ideal of the farmer-soldier.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂erh₃-
“To plow or cultivate land”
Classical Latin
Latin
arāre
“To plow”
Classical Latin
Latin
arātor
“A plowman or cultivator”
Late Latin
Latin
arātōrius
“Relating to plowing or a plowman”
17th Century
English
aratory
“Relating to plowing or agriculture”
Modern English
English
aratory
“Pertaining to plowing or the cultivation of land”