Etymology

panegyris

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Today it means: religious festival on a fixed day in honor of a god, often including prayers, games, and panegyrics. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πανήγυρις ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂ger-“to assemble, gather together”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromπανήγυρις
  3. English todaypanegyris

From Ancient Greek πανήγυρις (panḗguris), from παν- (pan-, “all”) + ἄγυρις (águris), Aeolic form of ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́, “assembly”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to assemble, gather together”). See panegyric.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*h₂ger- all →

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