Etymology

agora

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Today it means: A place for gathering. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá) ← Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂
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agora · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ger-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂goréh₂
  3. Proto-Hellenic*agorā́
  4. Ancient Greekἀγορά (agorá)
  5. English todayagora

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

agora · noun2

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromאֲגוֹרָה
  2. English todayagora

From Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה (agorá), from the root א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r, “forming words relating to hoarding and storing”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀγορά all →

agoraphobiaagoraphiliaagorismagorist

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