English
glucagon
Glucagon comes from Ancient Greek ἄγω ‘push forward, put in motion’, from Proto-Hellenic *ágō ‘to lead, to guide’, 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 BCEἄγωágō‘push forward, put in motion’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄγωνágōnpresent participle of ἄγω
- Englishtodayglucagon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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 BCEἄγωágō‘push forward, put in motion’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄγωνágōnpresent participle of ἄγω
- Englishtodayglucagon
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, register, reaction, actively, essay, transaction, acre, gesture, radioactive, digest, inactive, congestion, belligerent, agrarian, retroactive, unambiguous, progesterone, hyperactivity, gestation, ingest, reagent, agitate, ambiguously, samaj, agger, gerund, gestion, 130 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
act, action, active, activity, actual, agency, actor, agent, agenda, activate, ambiguous, squat, ambiguity, assay, agile, agility, agitation, radium, actuator, cogent, actuation, inexact, exigent, actuate, 112 more
through Proto-Hellenic *ágō ‘to lead, to guide’
agony, antagonist, axiomatic, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, agonize, 22 more
through Ancient Greek ἄγω ‘push forward, put in motion’
Today it means
noun A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / glucagon