Etymology

choragus

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Today it means: A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens. Full definition →

Latin chorāgus ← grc-dor χορᾱγός
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  1. grc-dor · derived fromχορᾱγός
  2. Latin · borrowed fromchorāgus
  3. English todaychoragus

Borrowed from Latin chorāgus, from Doric Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), from χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + -ᾱγός (-āgós, Doric form of -ηγός (-ēgós, “-leader”)), literally “chorus-leader”. Compare Attic Greek χορηγός (khorēgós).

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