Ancient Greek word root · Form & Making
trag-: goat; tragedy
trag- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “goat; tragedy”. Learn its variants and explore 1 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: goat; tragedy
Root forms: trag-, trago-
Source word: τράγος — billy-goat
Word family and examples
- tragedy
a play or event dealing with tragic events and an unhappy ending
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