Where does “agential” come from?

agential (English) comes from English agent, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

agential (English): Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency

Ancestry of “agential”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagentOne who exerts power, or has the power to act;...
2Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “agential”

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