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Where does “ἔργον” come from?

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

ἔργον (Ancient Greek): deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...

Definitions

  1. deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...

Ancestry of “ἔργον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “ἔργον”

  • energy
  • surgery
  • surgical
  • surgeon
  • lethargy
  • synergy
  • surgically
  • synergistic
  • argon
  • arginine
  • lethargic
  • radiosurgery
  • metallurgy
  • metallurgical
  • Argo
  • ergonomic
  • neurosurgical
  • neurosurgery
  • neurosurgeon
  • ergative
  • synergistically
  • nonsurgical
  • argillaceous
  • postsurgical
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