-agog
variant of -agogue.
-agogue
combining form
indicating a person or thing that leads or incites to action pedagogue, demagogue
denoting a substance that stimulates the secretion of something galactagogue
derived forms
-agogic, combining_form:in_adjective
-agogy, combining_form:in_noun:countable
word origin
via late latin from greek agōgos leading, from agein to lead
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