Ancient Greek

ἔργον

‘work or deed of war’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek ἔργον.

19 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek ἔργον, most familiar first.

• energy ← énergie ← energīa ← ἐνέργεια ← ἐνεργής
• energetic ← energeticus ← ἐνεργητικός ← ἐνεργέω ← ἐνεργός
• allergy ← Allergie
• argon ← ἀργός
• erg
• ergative ← ἐργᾰ́της
• ergon
• anergy ← anergia
• alimurgy ← alimurgia ← ἄλιμος ← λιμός
• energumen ← energumenus ← ἐνεργούμενος ← ἐνεργέω ← ἐνεργός
• energid ← ἐνεργός
• ergate ← ἐργάτης

More words from ἔργον

• ergal
• ergatotype
• euergetism
• euergetist
• euergete
• euergesy
• exergasia

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἔργον