Where does “agonizer” come from?
agonizer (English) comes from English agonize, from French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
agonizer (English): One who agonizes
Definitions
- One who agonizes
Ancestry of “agonizer”, step by step
agonizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English agonize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agonize | To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish;... |
| 2 | French | agoniser | to die slowly |
| 3 | Late Latin | agonizare | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωνίζομαι | to contend, compete |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |