Etymograph

English

agorist

Agorist comes from Ancient Greek ἀγορά ‘agora’, from Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ ‘market’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- ‘to gather’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ger-‘to gather’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂goréh₂reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*agorā́‘market’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγοράagorá‘agora’
  5. Englishtodayagorist

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ger-‘to gather’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂goréh₂reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*agorā́‘market’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγοράagorá‘agora’
  5. Englishtodayagorist

The story

Coined by Samuel Edward Konkin III in his 1980 New Libertarian Manifesto.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- ‘to gather’

aggregate, congregate, gaon, gaff, gregarious, agon, 7 more

through Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ ‘market’

agoraphobia, panegyric, 4 more

through Ancient Greek ἀγορά ‘agora’

agora, 2 more

Today it means

adj Of, supporting, relating to, or advocating agorism.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- / agorist

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