Where does “superagonist” come from?
superagonist (English) comes from English agonist, from Latin agōnista, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
superagonist (English): An agonist capable of producing a maximal...
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- An agonist capable of producing a maximal...
Ancestry of “superagonist”, step by step
superagonist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English agonist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agonist | Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist |
| 2 | Latin | agōnista | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωνιστής | combatant, rival, contestant; pleader, advocate;... |
| 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 super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |