Where does “Antigone” come from?

Antigone derives from Latin Antigone, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιγόνη, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root ǵenh₁- meaning to beget or produce, reflected in Ancient Greek γόνος meaning offspring.

Antigone (English): the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta in fiction and mythology

Definitions

the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta in fiction and mythology

Ancestry of “Antigone”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Antigonē	—
2	Ancient Greek	Ἀντιγόνη	daughter of Oedipus in Greek legend
3	Ancient Greek	γόνος	That which is begotten: child, grandchild,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	ǵónh₁os	birth; offspring
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵenh₁-	to produce, to beget, to give birth

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνος →