ἐργάτης

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • worker, workman, labourer
  • capstan, windlass, winch

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek ἔργον (work, deed, activity) root from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (work, make, act, produce, makeVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werǵ-

Gloss

work, make, act, produce, makeVerb

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

働

Emoji
✂️ 🏗️

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