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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word AGONY. Etymology of the word
AGONY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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AGONY,
great pain. (F.,—L.,—Gk.)
The use of the word by Gower (C. A. i. 74) shews that the word was not derived directly
from the Gk., but from the French. Wyclif employs agonye in the
translation of Luke, xxii. 43, where the Vulgate has 'factus in agonia.'—F.
agonie (Cotgrave).—Lat.
agonia, borrowed from Gk. ἀγωνία, agony; orig. a contest, wrestling,
struggle.—Gk. ἀγών, (1) an
assembly, (2) an arena for combatants, (3) a contest, wrestle.—Gk.
ἄγειν, to drive, lead.—✔AG,
to drive. See Agent. Der.
agonise, from F. agoniser, 'to
grieve extreamly, to be much perplexed' (Cotgrave); whence agonis-ing,
agonis-ing-ly; Agonistes, directly from Gr.
ἀγωνιστής, a champion.
Also ant-agon-ist, ant-agon-istic, ant-agon-ism.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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