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Where does “stigmergic” come from?

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

stigmergic (English): Of or pertaining to stigmergy

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to stigmergy

Ancestry of “stigmergic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstigmergyA mechanism of spontaneous, indirect coordination...
2Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
3Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →