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Etymology of agora

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá)lbor. English agora Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A place for gathering. · A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá)lbor. English agora Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה (agorá), from the root א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r, “forming words relating to hoarding and storing”).

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