English
agonistic
Agonistic comes from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστικός ‘fit for contest’, from ᾰ̓γών ‘competition’, 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 BCEᾰ̓γώνăgṓn‘competition’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγωνιστικός‘fit for contest’
- Englishearliest quotation 1673agonistic
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 BCEᾰ̓γώνăgṓn‘competition’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγωνιστικός‘fit for contest’
- Englishearliest quotation 1673agonistic
Earliest quotation: 1673, Theophilus Gale, A Discourse of Christ’s Coming: “These words, with what follow, are for the most…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, reaction, register, essay, actively, transaction, acre, gesture, radioactive, digest, inactive, congestion, agrarian, belligerent, unambiguous, retroactive, progesterone, hyperactivity, reagent, ingest, gestation, agitate, ambiguously, samaj, agger, gerund, gestion, 131 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
act, action, actual, active, activity, agency, actor, agent, agenda, activate, ambiguous, squat, ambiguity, assay, agile, agility, radium, actuator, agitation, cogent, axiomatic, inexact, exigent, actuation, actuate, 113 more
through Proto-Hellenic *ágō ‘to lead, to guide’
strategy, axiom, stratagem, glucagon, 24 more
through Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γω ‘to lead’
Today it means
adj Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / agonistic