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Where does “ἀγρεύω” come from?

ἀγρεύω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀγρεύς, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ἀγρεύω (Ancient Greek): To take by hunting or fishing, catch, take

Definitions

  1. To take by hunting or fishing, catch, take

Ancestry of “ἀγρεύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀγρεύςhunter
2Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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