English
euergete
Euergete comes from Ancient Greek εὐεργέτης ‘a benefactor, euergete, euergetist’, from 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 BCEἔργον‘work’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐεργέτηςeuergétēs‘a benefactor, euergete, euergetist’
- Englishearliest quotation 1997euergete
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 BCEἔργον‘work’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐεργέτηςeuergétēs‘a benefactor, euergete, euergetist’
- Englishearliest quotation 1997euergete
Earliest quotation: 1997, Pauline Schmitt Pantel, Public Feasts in the Hellenistic Greek City: Forms and Meani: “For instance, a law from Koressos lists in detail…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’
working, organic, wright, organ, boulevard, orgasm, wrought, liturgy, bulwark, metallurgy, irk, irksome, wark, 20 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom ‘work’
through Ancient Greek ἔργον ‘work’
Today it means
noun A benefactor.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- / euergete