Etymograph

English

angariation

Angariation comes from Latin angaria ‘service to a lord, villenage’, from Ancient Greek ἀγγαρεία ‘the office of a courier or messenger’, and ultimately from Akkadian egirtu ‘inscribed tablet’.

  1. Akkadianc. 2500–100 BCEegirtutransliteratedcuneiform egirtu, a transliteration‘inscribed tablet’
  2. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CE*𐡀𐡍‬𐡂𐡓‬𐡀reconstructed
  3. Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEOld Persian formtransliteratedoriginal script Old Persian form, a transliteration‘missive, letter’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγαροςángaros‘courier’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγγαρεία‘the office of a courier or messenger’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangaria‘service to a lord, villenage’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEangariatio
  8. Englishtodayangariation

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Akkadianc. 2500–100 BCEegirtutransliteratedcuneiform egirtu, a transliteration‘inscribed tablet’
  2. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CE*𐡀𐡍‬𐡂𐡓‬𐡀reconstructed
  3. Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEOld Persian formtransliteratedoriginal script Old Persian form, a transliteration‘missive, letter’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγαροςángaros‘courier’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγγαρεία‘the office of a courier or messenger’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangaria‘service to a lord, villenage’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEangariatio
  8. Englishtodayangariation

Every English word from Akkadian egirtu

Today it means

noun coercion

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