Where does “spagiria” come from?
spagiria (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀγείρω, from Proto-Hellenic agéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- — to gather; flock, herd.
Ancestry of “spagiria”, step by step
spagiria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἀγείρω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀγείρω | to collect, gather |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | agéřřō | to collect, to gather |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ger- | to gather; flock, herd |
via Ancient Greek σπάω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σπάω | to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peh₂- | to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,... |