Where does “agent” come from?

agent (Crimean Tatar) comes from Latin agentis, from Latin ago, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

agent (Crimean Tatar): agent

Definitions

  1. agent

Ancestry of “agent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagentisgenitive masculine singular of agēns; genitive...
2LatinagoI act, I behave; I do or make continuously or...
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “agent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →