Where does “agonale” come from?

agonale (Italian) comes from Italian agone, from Italian ago, from Neapolitan aco, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

agonale (Italian): combative, pugnacious; agonal

Definitions

  1. combative, pugnacious; agonal

Ancestry of “agonale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianagoneagon (all senses); contest, competition, litigation; battlefield
2Italianagoneedle
3Neapolitanaconeedle
4Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
5Proto-Italicakus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “agonale”

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