Where does “αγγαρεύω” come from?
αγγαρεύω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀγγαρεύω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγαρος, from Proto-Albanian angarā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁-ǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.
αγγαρεύω (Greek): to compel do work especially unpaid work, enslave, requisition for work
Definitions
- to compel do work especially unpaid work, enslave, requisition for work
Ancestry of “αγγαρεύω”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγαρεύω | To dispatch as a courier; To consign one to some... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγαρος | Persian mounted courier, for carrying royal... |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | angarā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁-ǵʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |