English
agonophilia
Agonophilia comes from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γών ‘struggle’, 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 BCEᾰ̓γώνăgṓn‘struggle’
- Englishtodayagonophilia
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‘struggle’
- Englishtodayagonophilia
Formed from -philia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, register, reaction, actively, essay, transaction, acre, gesture, radioactive, digest, inactive, congestion, belligerent, retroactive, agrarian, progesterone, unambiguous, gestation, hyperactivity, ingestion, ingest, reagent, agitate, ambiguously, samaj, agger, gerund, gestion, 128 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
act, action, active, activity, actual, agency, actor, agent, agenda, activate, ambiguous, squat, ambiguity, assay, agile, agitation, agility, radium, actuator, cogent, axiomatic, actuation, inexact, exigent, actuate, 111 more
through Proto-Hellenic *ágō ‘to lead, to guide’
strategy, axiom, stratagem, glucagon, 22 more
through Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γω ‘to lead’
agony, antagonist, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, agonize, 6 more
Today it means
noun A type of paraphilia or sexual interest characterized by arousal from acts of struggling, fighting, or pretending to resist before being overpowered.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / agonophilia