Where does “agonisi” come from?
agonisi (Romanian) comes from Greek αγωνίζομαι, 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-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
agonisi (Romanian): to acquire, to gain
Definitions
- to acquire, to gain
Ancestry of “agonisi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | αγωνίζομαι | fight, contend; struggle; play, match |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωνίζομαι | to contend, compete |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |