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Where does “ἐργαστής” come from?

ἐργαστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐργάζομαι, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Ancestry of “ἐργαστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἐργάζομαιI work, labour; I work at, make; I do, perform
2Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
3Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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