English
anagnorisis
Anagnorisis comes from Ancient Greek ἀναγνώρισις.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀναγνώρισιςanagnṓrisis
- Englishearliest quotation 1990anagnorisis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀναγνώρισιςanagnṓrisis
- Englishearliest quotation 1990anagnorisis
Earliest quotation: 1990, Camille Paglia: “His heroines never have a true anagnorisis because the…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀναγνώρισις
Today it means
noun The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀναγνώρισις / anagnorisis