Etymology

agon

a·gon
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Today it means: A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work. Full definition →

Latin agōn ← Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn) ← Proto-Hellenic *agéřřō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ger-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*agéřřō
  3. Ancient Greekἀγείρω (ageírō)
  4. Ancient Greekἀγών (agṓn)
  5. Latinagōn
  6. English todayagon

From Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).

Words from the same roots

Latinagōn all →

agonescenceagonescentagonism

Ancient Greekἀγών all →

agonismprotagon

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.