-agogue

English

Alternative forms

• -agog

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγωγός (agōgós, “leading”), from ἄγω (ágō, “I lead”).

Suffix

-agogue

1. (medicine) something that stimulates a flow
2. someone who leads

Derived terms

• demagogue
• emmenagogue
• mystagogue
• pedagogue
• secretagogue
• sialagogue
• synagogue

 

Translations

that stimulates a flow

• Hungarian: -agóg, -agóga
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someone who leads

• French: -agogue (fr)
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• Portuguese: -agogo m