Where does “agonistic” come from?
Agonistic comes from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστικός, relating to struggle or competition in contests and debates.
agonistic (English): of or relating to contests that were originally...
Definitions
- of or relating to contests that were originally...
Ancestry of “agonistic”, step by step
agonistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστικός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωνιστικός | fit for contest |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωνίζομαι | to contend, compete |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via French agonistique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | agonistique | — |