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panegyris
Panegyris comes from Ancient Greek πανήγυρις ‘a general or national assembly’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ger-‘to assemble, gather together’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂goréh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*agorā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓γορᾱ́ăgorā́‘assembly’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄγυρις
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπανήγυριςpanḗguris‘a general or national assembly’
- Englishearliest quotation 1735panegyris
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ger-‘to assemble, gather together’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂goréh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*agorā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓γορᾱ́ăgorā́‘assembly’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄγυρις
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπανήγυριςpanḗguris‘a general or national assembly’
- Englishearliest quotation 1735panegyris
Earliest quotation: 1735, Samuel Harris, Observations: “Will there not open a glorious Scene , when…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- ‘to assemble, gather together’
aggregate, gaon, congregate, gaff, gregarious, agon, 8 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂
through Proto-Hellenic *agorā́
Today it means
noun religious festival on a fixed day in honor of a god, often including prayers, games, and panegyrics.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- / panegyris