Where does “neantagonist” come from?
neantagonist (Romanian) comes from Romanian antagonist, 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 — he, she.
neantagonist (Romanian): not antagonistic
Definitions
- not antagonistic
Ancestry of “neantagonist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | antagonist | antagonistic |
| 2 | French | antagoniste | antagonist; antagonistic; antagonising |
| 3 | Latin | antagonista | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνταγωνιστής | opponent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνταγωνίζομαι | to struggle against, prove a match for |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωνίζομαι | to contend, compete |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |