Agon

Morpheme

Agon

Type

bound base

Denotation

set in motion, drive, urge, lead, push forward

Etymology

Ancient Greek ágōn, present participle of ágein

Evidence

antiglucagon, enteroglucagon, glucagon, glucagonemia, glucagonlike, glucagonoma, glucagonotropic, preproglucagon, proglucagon

Notes

<n> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

Agog(u)e [Agogue, Agoge], Ege, Act

Homographs

Agon, Agon