Where does “ἄγροικος” come from?
ἄγροικος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οἰκέω, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ἄγροικος (Ancient Greek): country-dwelling, rustic; coarse, crude, boorish
Definitions
- country-dwelling, rustic; coarse, crude, boorish
Ancestry of “ἄγροικος”, step by step
ἄγροικος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek οἰκέω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | οἰκέω | I inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γρός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓γρός | countryside; field; field; land |