English
anagoge
Anagoge comes from Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή ‘elevation’, from ἀνάγω ‘to lead up’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-1‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti1‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágō1‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγω2‘to lead’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνάγω3anágō‘to lead up’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀναγωγή4anagōgḗ‘elevation’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanagōgē4
- Englishtodayanagoge4
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄγω
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀνάγω
- 3 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή
- 4 Wiktionary, English anagoge
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄγω‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵetiWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄγω‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágōWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄγω‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγωWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀνάγω‘to lead’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνάγωWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀναγωγήanágō‘to lead up’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀναγωγήWiktionary, English anagogeanagōgḗ‘elevation’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanagōgēWiktionary, English anagoge
- EnglishtodayanagogeWiktionary, English anagoge
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
reaction, register, suggest, actively, essay, transaction, acre, radioactive, gesture, digest, congestion, inactive, retroactive, belligerent, hyperactivity, agrarian, gestation, ingestion, unambiguous, progesterone, ingest, reagent, agitate, ambiguously, samaj, gestion, gerund, agger, 127 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
act, action, active, activity, actual, actor, agency, agent, agenda, activate, ambiguous, squat, ambiguity, assay, agile, agility, agitation, radium, actuator, actuation, cogent, inexact, actuate, exigent, 110 more
through Proto-Hellenic *ágō ‘to lead, to guide’
agony, antagonist, axiomatic, agonist, antagonism, antagonize, agonize, 21 more
through Ancient Greek ἄγω ‘to lead’
Today it means
noun The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense (especially in Biblical criticism).
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “anagoge”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek ἄγω, Ancient Greek ἀνάγω, Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / anagoge