| -gory, agora |
Meaning: related to assembly
Origin: agora (Greek): "assembly"
agoreuein (Greek): "speak/declaim in public,"
ageirein (Greek): "to assemble”
Example Words:
alle·gory: allos "another, different" + agoreuein
agora·phobia: ageirein + -phobia "fear."
- fear of open spaces
cate·gory: kata "against" + agoreuein
- Original meaning "to accuse, assert"
More Words with same origin: panegyric, phantasmagoria, gregarious
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