protagonista.
protagonist (main character)
Meaning & usage
protagonist (main character)
protagonist (leading person in a contest)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-der. Proto-Hellenic *agéřřō Ancient Greek ἀγείρω (ageírō) Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ίζομαι (-ízomai) Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γωνῐστής (ăgōnĭstḗs) Ancient Greek πρωτᾰγωνῐστής (prōtăgōnĭstḗs)lbor. French protagonistebor. Portuguese protagonista Borrowed from French protagoniste.
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