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axiology
Axiology comes from Ancient Greek ἄξιος ‘worthy’, from ἄγω ‘to lead, draw out or down’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágō‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγω‘to lead, draw out or down’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄξιοςáxios‘worthy’
- Englishtodayaxiology
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágō‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγω‘to lead, draw out or down’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄξιοςáxios‘worthy’
- Englishtodayaxiology
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, register, reaction, actively, essay, transaction, acre, gesture, digest, inactive, radioactive, congestion, agrarian, belligerent, retroactive, unambiguous, reagent, progesterone, hyperactivity, gestation, ingest, agitate, ambiguously, agger, samaj, gerund, gestion, 129 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
act, action, active, agency, activity, actual, agent, actor, agenda, activate, ambiguous, squat, agile, ambiguity, agility, assay, agitation, radium, actuator, cogent, actuation, inexact, actuate, exigent, 111 more
through Proto-Hellenic *ágō ‘to lead, to guide’
agony, antagonist, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, agonize, 21 more
through Ancient Greek ἄγω ‘to lead, draw out or down’
strategy, stratagem, glucagon, axiomatic, 14 more
through Ancient Greek ἄξιος ‘worthy’
Today it means
noun The study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / axiology