Where does “fantagonism” come from?
fantagonism (English) comes from English antagonism, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής, 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 — he, she.
fantagonism (English): Anger or hostility expressed by fans, especially towards creators
Definitions
- Anger or hostility expressed by fans, especially towards creators
Ancestry of “fantagonism”, step by step
fantagonism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antagonism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antagonism | A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνταγωνιστής | opponent |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνταγωνίζομαι | to struggle against, prove a match for |
| 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 Fan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fan | A diminutive of Frances |
| 2 | English | fanatic | Fanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a... |
| 3 | French | fanatique | fanatic, fanatical; fanatic |
| 4 | Latin | fānāticus | temple |
| 5 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |