Where does “antagonizable” come from?
antagonizable (English) comes from English antagonize, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνίζομαι, 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- — he, she.
antagonizable (English): Capable of being antagonized
Definitions
- Capable of being antagonized
Ancestry of “antagonizable”, step by step
antagonizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antagonize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antagonize | to work against; to oppose |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνταγωνίζομαι | to struggle against, prove a match for |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωνίζομαι | to contend, compete |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |