Etymology of the English word agonistic
the English word
agonisticderived from the Late Latin word
agonisticderived from the Greek word
agonistikos, ἀγωνιστικός
derived from the Greek word
agonistes, ἀγωνιστής (rival)
derived from the Greek word
agon, ἀγών (properly, a place of assembly (as if led); a contest (held there); figuratively, an effort or anxiety)
derived from the Greek word
agein, ἄγω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ag-Date
The earliest known usage of agonistic in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
