Etymology

anagnost

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Today it means: Someone who reads aloud, especially who reads lessons, passages etc. during a church service. Full definition →

First used 17th c.Latin anagnōstes ← Koine Greek ἀναγνώστης ← Ancient Greek ἀναγιγνώσκειν
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀναγιγνώσκειν“to read”
  2. Koine Greek · derived fromἀναγνώστης“reader, slave trained to read”
  3. Latin · derived fromanagnōstes“slave trained to read aloud”
  4. English todayanagnost

From Latin anagnōstes (“slave trained to read aloud”), from Koine Greek ἀναγνώστης (anagnṓstēs, “reader, slave trained to read”), after Ancient Greek ἀναγιγνώσκειν (anagignṓskein, “to read”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. Someone who reads aloud, especially who reads lessons, passages etc. during a church service.

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