ἐνεργέω

Ancient Greek

verb
Definitions
  • to be in action or activity, to operate
  • (transitive) to effect, execute
  • (euphemistically) to have sex

Etymology

Suffix from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής (active, effective) root from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (work, make, act, produce, makeVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werǵ-

Gloss

work, make, act, produce, makeVerb

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

働

Emoji
✂️ 🏗️

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