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Where does “antagonista” come from?

antagonista (Spanish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

antagonista (Spanish): antagonist

Definitions

  1. antagonist

Ancestry of “antagonista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantagonista—
2Ancient Greekἀνταγωνιστήςopponent
3Ancient Greekἀνταγωνίζομαι—
4Ancient Greekἀγωνίζομαιto contend, compete
5Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
7Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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