Etymology

agitophasia

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Today it means: A condition characterized by abnormally rapid speech in which words, sounds, or syllables are unconsciously omitted, slurred, or distorted. Full definition →

Latin agitō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromagitō“to put something in motion, drive, impel”
  2. English todayagitophasia

From Latin agitō (“to put something in motion, drive, impel”) + -phasia.

Words from the same roots

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