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Where does “nonagonistic” come from?

nonagonistic (English) comes from English agonistic, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστικός, 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.

nonagonistic (English): Not agonistic

Definitions

  1. Not agonistic

Ancestry of “nonagonistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishagonisticof or relating to contests that were originally...
2Ancient Greekἀγωνιστικός—
3Ancient Greekἀγωνίζομαιto contend, compete
4Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
6Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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