The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀγών“contest”
- Latin · derived fromagōn
- English todayagonism
From agon + -ism, from Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).
Words from the same roots
Latinagōn all →
agonagonescenceagonescent
Ancient Greekἀγών all →
agonprotagon
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.