English
agonistes
Agonistes comes from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής ‘a contestant in the public games’, from ᾰ̓́γω ‘to lead’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágō‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́γωắgō‘to lead’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγώνagṓn‘contest, struggle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγωνιστήςagōnistḗs‘a contestant in the public games’
- Englishtodayagonistes
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágō‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́γωắgō‘to lead’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγώνagṓn‘contest, struggle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγωνιστήςagōnistḗs‘a contestant in the public games’
- Englishtodayagonistes
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
reaction, suggest, actively, register, transaction, essay, acre, radioactive, inactive, gesture, digest, congestion, agrarian, belligerent, retroactive, unambiguous, hyperactivity, reagent, gestation, ingestion, progesterone, ingest, ambiguously, agitate, samaj, agger, gerund, gestion, 130 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
act, action, active, activity, actual, agency, actor, agent, agenda, activate, ambiguous, squat, ambiguity, assay, agile, agility, agitation, radium, actuator, cogent, axiomatic, actuation, inexact, exigent, actuate, 113 more
through Proto-Hellenic *ágō ‘to lead, to guide’
strategy, axiom, stratagem, glucagon, 24 more
through Ancient Greek ἀγών ‘contest, struggle’
Today it means
noun A person engaged in a struggle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / agonistes