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Where does “ὄχλος” come from?

ὄχλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰlos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

ὄχλος (Ancient Greek): multitude, crowd, mob; mass, multitude; riot,...

Definitions

  1. multitude, crowd, mob; mass, multitude; riot,...

Ancestry of “ὄχλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰlos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “ὄχλος”

  • ochlocracy
  • ochlesis
  • ochlophobia
  • ochlocrat
  • ochlagogue
  • ochl-
  • ochlophobist
  • oclocrático
  • oclocracia
  • ochlocratie
  • ενοχλητικότητα
  • ενόχληση
  • ενόχλημα
  • όχλος
  • ενοχλώ
  • ενοχλητικός
  • ὀχλαγωγός
  • ὀχλοκρατία
  • ἐνοχλῶ
  • אוכלוסין
  • ochlocratie
  • ܐܟܠܘܣ
  • אוכלוסין
  • אכלוס
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