ἀγα-

See also: αγά

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From Proto-Hellenic *əga-, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂-, zero-grade prefix from *méǵh₂s (“big, great”).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Prefix

    ἀγᾰ- • (agă-)

    1. very, exceedingly
    2. way too, excessively

    Derived terms

    Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἀγα-
    ἠγάθεος
    ἀγακλειτός
    ἀγακλυτός
    Ἀγαμέμνων
    ἀγανακτέω
    ἀγάννιφος

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀγα-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 7
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