Etymology

agyria

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Ancient Greek ἀ-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀ-“not, without”
  2. English todayagyria

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”) + γῦρος (gûros, “ring, circle”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀ- all →

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