English
agyria
Agyria comes from Ancient Greek γῦρος ‘ring, circle’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gew- ‘to curve, to bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gew-‘to curve, to bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγῦροςgûros‘ring, circle’
- Englishtodayagyria
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gew-‘to curve, to bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγῦροςgûros‘ring, circle’
- Englishtodayagyria
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gew- ‘to curve, to bend’
cap, cop, cock, cod, cub, kiosk, guttural, kibble, cudgel, 10 more
through Ancient Greek γῦρος ‘ring, circle’
Today it means
noun The smooth appearance of the brain in cases of lissencephaly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gew- / agyria