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Where does “agente” come from?

agente (Dutch) comes from Dutch agent, from French agent, from Middle French agent, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

agente (Dutch): female police officer; female spy

Definitions

  1. female police officer; female spy

Ancestry of “agente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchagenta police officer; an undercover agent; an agent,...
2Frenchagentagent
3Middle Frenchagent—
4Latinagēns—
5Latinagō—
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “agente”

  • dubbelagente
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