Where does “agonal” come from?
agonal (Romanian) comes from Italian agonale, 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.
agonal (Romanian): agonal
Definitions
- agonal
Ancestry of “agonal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | agonale | combative, pugnacious; agonal |
| 2 | Italian | agone | agon (all senses); contest, competition, litigation; battlefield |
| 3 | Italian | ago | needle |
| 4 | Neapolitan | aco | needle |
| 5 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |