Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “ochlesis” come from?

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

ochlesis (English): Crowd-poisoning; a disease occasioned or...

Definitions

  1. Crowd-poisoning; a disease occasioned or...

Ancestry of “ochlesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄχλοςmultitude, crowd, mob; mass, multitude; riot,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰlos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →