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Where does “agonitzar” come from?

agonitzar (Catalan) 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.

agonitzar (Catalan): to agonize, be in agony

Definitions

  1. to agonize, be in agony

Ancestry of “agonitzar”, 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
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