Etymology

parergy

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Today it means: Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous; a trifle Full definition →

Ancient Greek πάρεργον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπάρεργον
  2. English todayparergy

Latin parergon, Ancient Greek πάρεργον (párergon); παρά (pará, “beside”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Words from the same roots

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