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
- intelligence agency
Ancestry of “агентурен”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | агенту́ра | intelligence agency; an agency that serves to further some other entity's interests and ideas |
| 2 | Russian | агенту́ра | group/community of agents, collectively in various senses of "agent", especially but not exclusively referring to secret or intelligence service agents |
| 3 | German | Agentur | agency |
| 4 | Italian | agente | agent, representative; constable, low rank police... |
| 5 | Latin | agēns | doing, acting, making |
| 6 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |