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anergy
Anergy comes from New Latin anergia, from Ancient Greek ἔργον ‘work’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werǵ-‘to make’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wérǵom‘work’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wérgon‘work’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔργονérgon‘work’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900anergia
- Englishearliest quotation 2002anergy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werǵ-‘to make’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wérǵom‘work’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wérgon‘work’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔργονérgon‘work’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900anergia
- Englishearliest quotation 2002anergy
Earliest quotation: 2002, J. Honerkamp, Statistical Physics: “The maximum fraction of an energy form which (in…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’
working, wright, organic, boulevard, organ, wrought, orgasm, bulwark, liturgy, metallurgy, irk, irksome, wark, 20 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom ‘work’
through Ancient Greek ἔργον ‘work’
Today it means
noun Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work; bound energy
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- / anergy