English
autagonistophilia
Autagonistophilia comes from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής ‘actor’, from ἀγωνίζομαι ‘I contend for a prize’, 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 BCEἀγών‘a contest, competition’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγωνίζομαι‘I contend for a prize’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγωνιστήςagōnistḗs‘actor’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984autagonistophilia
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 BCEἀγών‘a contest, competition’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγωνίζομαι‘I contend for a prize’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγωνιστήςagōnistḗs‘actor’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984autagonistophilia
Earliest quotation: 1984, John Money, Paraphilias: Phenomenology and classification: “...those who take erotic pictures, videotapes or movies of…”
Formed from auto-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew ‘again’
Ancient Greek αὖ ‘Again, anew, afresh, in turn’
Ancient Greek τόν
Ancient Greek αὐτός ‘self’
English auto-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, reaction, register, actively, essay, transaction, acre, gesture, radioactive, inactive, digest, congestion, agrarian, belligerent, retroactive, unambiguous, hyperactivity, progesterone, ingestion, reagent, ingest, gestation, agitate, ambiguously, samaj, agger, gerund, gestion, 128 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
act, action, active, activity, actual, agency, agent, actor, agenda, activate, ambiguous, squat, ambiguity, assay, agile, agility, agitation, radium, cogent, actuator, axiomatic, actuation, inexact, exigent, actuate, 111 more
through Proto-Hellenic *ágō ‘to lead, to guide’
strategy, axiom, stratagem, glucagon, 22 more
through Ancient Greek ἀγών ‘a contest, competition’
agony, antagonism, agon, 6 more
through Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι ‘I contend for a prize’
antagonist, antagonize, agonize, 1 more
through Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής ‘actor’
Today it means
noun A paraphilia in which sexual arousal is derived from being recorded during sexual activity, or performing onstage infront of others.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / autagonistophilia