Where does “агентурен” come from?

агентурен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian агенту́ра, from Russian агенту́ра, from German Agentur, from Italian agente, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.

агентурен (Bulgarian): intelligence agency

Definitions

  1. intelligence agency

Ancestry of “агентурен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianагенту́раintelligence agency; an agency that serves to further some other entity's interests and ideas
2Russianагенту́раgroup/community of agents, collectively in various senses of "agent", especially but not exclusively referring to secret or intelligence service agents
3GermanAgenturagency
4Italianagenteagent, representative; constable, low rank police...
5Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
6Latinagōto act, to behave
7Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō