ἀγοράζωagorazō

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Ancient Greek

Root

kora

to gather, to pick, to harvest, to gather in; hence to fill out from what is gathered

Agorazo descends from Shona kora, to gather in, to harvest

Confidence
72/100
Root language
Shona
Descent begins
ἀγοράζωAncient Greek

The consensus position

Mainstream comparative linguistics derives ἀγοράζω as a denominative in -άζω from ἀγορά 'assembly, marketplace', itself connected to ἀγείρω 'to gather', from a Proto-Indo-European root usually written *ger- or *h₂ger- 'to gather'. No relationship to Shona or any Bantu language is recognised; Bantu and Indo-European are held to be unrelated families.

The working behind this.

The full descent — 7 links from the attested form down to the root — the segment-by-segment correspondences, the phonological breakdown and the case for the derivation are behind an account.

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