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Where does “miniagency” come from?

miniagency (English) comes from English agency, from Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

miniagency (English): A small agency

Definitions

  1. A small agency

Ancestry of “miniagency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagencyThe capacity, condition, or state of acting or of...
2Medieval Latinagentianominative neuter plural of agēns; accusative...
3Latinagēns—
4Latinagō—
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →