Where does “antagonizer” come from?
antagonizer (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.
antagonizer (English): One who, or that which, antagonizes
Definitions
- One who, or that which, antagonizes
Ancestry of “antagonizer”, step by step
antagonizer 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 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 |