From: Gerry Reinhart-Waller
Message: 1080
Date: 2000-01-23
>I'm not sure whether the Romans has ploughs but what I do know is that a
>
> >Gerry here: I have a question for Marc and Piotr. If the root in question
> has the meaning of wheel in the sense of going around in circles, the
> meaning of tilling or cultivating (i.e. agricola which is *masculine*) and
> cultura (possibly in the sense of *culture*) is there a connection in
> meaning between wheel and culture? .... Gerry
>
> Perhaps the connection is this: going round on a field in circles (eg, for
> sowing) is bringing it in culture? or else: did the Romans have wheeled
> ploughs? No doubt Piotr will know.
>
> Marc
>
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