Etymograph

English

anagoge

Anagoge comes from Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή ‘elevation’, from ἀνάγω ‘to lead up’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágō‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγω‘to lead’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνάγωanágō‘to lead up’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀναγωγήanagōgḗ‘elevation’
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanagōgē
  8. Englishtodayanagoge

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágō‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγω‘to lead’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνάγωanágō‘to lead up’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀναγωγήanagōgḗ‘elevation’
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanagōgē
  8. Englishtodayanagoge

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’

reaction, register, suggest, actively, essay, transaction, acre, radioactive, gesture, digest, congestion, inactive, retroactive, belligerent, hyperactivity, agrarian, gestation, ingestion, unambiguous, progesterone, ingest, reagent, agitate, 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, cogent, inexact, actuate, exigent, 111 more

through Proto-Hellenic *ágō ‘to lead, to guide’

agony, antagonist, axiomatic, agonist, antagonism, antagonize, agonize, 21 more

through Ancient Greek ἄγω ‘to lead’

strategy, axiom, stratagem, glucagon, 15 more

Today it means

noun The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense (especially in Biblical criticism).

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / anagoge

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