Where does “antagonist” come from?
antagonist (Romanian) comes from French antagoniste, from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνίζομαι, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti — he, she.
antagonist (Romanian): antagonistic
Definitions
- antagonistic
Ancestry of “antagonist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antagoniste | antagonist; antagonistic; antagonising |
| 2 | Latin | antagonista | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνταγωνιστής | opponent |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνταγωνίζομαι | to struggle against, prove a match for |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωνίζομαι | to contend, compete |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |