agora
English
/ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/, /ˌæɡ.əˈɹɑː/
noun
Definitions
- A place for gathering.
- A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (gathering of people place of gathering, market, assembly, place of assembly) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (assemble, gather together, gather, flock, herd).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ger-
Gloss
assemble, gather together, gather, flock, herd
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- agoraphobia English
- agoraphobiac English
- agoraphobia Latin
- grex Latin
- aggregato Italian
- sottocategoria Italian
- agora French
- ágora Spanish, Castilian
- Διαγόρας Ancient Greek
- κατηγορία Ancient Greek
- ἀγορά Ancient Greek
- ἀγοράομαι Ancient Greek
- ἀγοραῖος Ancient Greek
- ᾰ̓γείρω Ancient Greek
- *(h₂)glóm-os Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ger- Proto-Indo-European
- गण Sanskrit
- agrafóibe Irish
- *gъrtati Proto-Slavic
- *gъrtnǫti Proto-Slavic
- αγορά Greek (modern)
- *owis Proto-Celtic
- ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ Coptic
- *agéřřō Proto-Hellenic