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Where does “ἀγωνιστής” come from?

ἀγωνιστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ἀγωνιστής (Ancient Greek): combatant, rival, contestant; pleader, advocate;...

Definitions

  1. combatant, rival, contestant; pleader, advocate;...

Ancestry of “ἀγωνιστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀγωνίζομαιto contend, compete
2Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
4Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ἀγωνιστής”

  • protagonist
  • agonist
  • agonistes
  • coagonist
  • protagonistic
  • deuteragonist
  • superagonist
  • tritagonist
  • coprotagonist
  • nonprotagonist
  • agonistarch
  • co-agonist
  • agonistarcha
  • coprotagonista
  • protagonista
  • deuteragonist
  • πρωταγωνιστής
  • ἀγωνιστάρχης
  • πρωταγωνιστής
  • ἀγωνισταί
  • δευτεραγωνιστής
  • ագոնիստայք
  • ܐܓܘܢܝܣܛܐ
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