Where does “agenda” come from?

agenda (Danish) comes from Latin agenda, from Latin agendus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

agenda (Danish): a notebook, calendar

Definitions

  1. a notebook, calendar

Ancestry of “agenda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagendanominative feminine singular of agendus;...
2Latinagenduswhich is to be done or made; which is to be...
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →