English

agonal

From agon + -al; cognate with agony.

Formed from agon + -al

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- ‘to gather’

Proto-Hellenic *agéřřō ‘to collect, to gather’

Ancient Greek ἀγείρω ‘to collect, gather’

Ancient Greek ἀγών ‘contest’

Latin agōn ‘a contest’

English agon

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to struggle, competition or conflict; of or pertaining to an agon.

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