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upagato
upaga
masc abl sg of upaga (adj); masc nom sg of upagata (pp)
- upaga (adj): headed towards; going to; approaching; lit. going near
- upaga (adj): experiencing; living in; undergoing; having; with; lit. going near
- upaga (adj): fit for; suitable for; lit. going near
- upaga (adj): passing on; going on; faring on (to a new existence); lit. going near
- upagata (pp): entered; gone into; undertaken; underwent; lit. gone near
- upagata (pp): arrived; came to; lit. gone near
- upagata (pp): approached; visited; (comm) gone there; lit. gone near
- upagata (pp): acquired; obtained; lit. gone near
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Built from
- upa — prefix · near, up close
Spatial prefix expressing approach and proximity. Keeps its sense of drawing alongside or up to something.
- gam — root · go, come
Motion root from PIE *gʰem-. Cognates: Sanskrit gacchati, English come, Latin venire (though the Latin is less direct).
- ta — ending · past participle
Past participle suffix marking completed action. Forms adjectives and nominals: here, 'one who has gone near', hence arrived, undertaking, acquired.
Analysis. upa + gata: upa (near, close to) + gata (gone, from √gam). Literally 'gone near'; the spatial sense of approach becomes the sense of arrival, undertaking, or acquisition.
Etymology. upa- (prefix: up close to, near, alongside; from PIE *upo-; cognates: Greek hypo-, Latin sub-, English up) + √gam (go, come; PIE *gʰem-; cognates: Sanskrit gacchati, English come, Latin venire). The prefix's concrete imagery of drawing near (upa-) combines with motion (√gam) to express reaching, arriving, or entering into a state.