English
agoge
Agoge comes from Ancient Greek ἀγωγή ‘transportation’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγωγή‘transportation’
- Englishtodayagoge
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγωγή‘transportation’
- Englishtodayagoge
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
reaction, register, suggest, actively, essay, transaction, acre, radioactive, gesture, inactive, congestion, digest, agrarian, retroactive, unambiguous, belligerent, hyperactivity, gestation, ingestion, progesterone, ingest, agitate, reagent, ambiguously, samaj, gestion, gerund, agger, 128 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
act, action, active, activity, actual, actor, agency, agent, agenda, activate, ambiguous, squat, ambiguity, assay, agile, agility, agitation, radium, actuator, actuation, inexact, cogent, actuate, exigent, 111 more
through Proto-Hellenic *ágō ‘to lead, to guide’
agony, antagonist, axiomatic, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, agonize, 21 more
through Ancient Greek ἄγω ‘to lead’
Today it means
noun In ancient Greek music, tempo or pace; rhythmical movement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀγωγή / agoge