Where does “dubbelagente” come from?
dubbelagente (Dutch) comes from Dutch agente, 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 — to drive.
dubbelagente (Dutch): female double agent
Ancestry of “dubbelagente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | agente | female police officer; female spy |
| 2 | Dutch | agent | a police officer; an undercover agent; an agent,... |
| 3 | French | agent | agent |
| 4 | Middle French | agent | — |
| 5 | Latin | agēns | — |
| 6 | Latin | agō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |