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Antagonism comes from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής ‘opponent’, from ἀνταγωνίζομαι ‘antagonize’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’.

1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágō‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́γωắgō‘to lead’
5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγώνagṓn‘contest’
6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνταγωνίζομαιantagōnízomai‘antagonize’
7. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνταγωνιστήςantagōnistḗs‘opponent’
8. Englishtodayantagonism