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Where does “agos” come from?

agos (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto agi, from Italian agire, from French agir, from Latin agere, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

agos (Esperanto): future of agi

Definitions

  1. future of agi

Ancestry of “agos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoagito act, do something
2Italianagireto act or operate; to work, run or function; to...
3Frenchagirto act; to act, to do; to act, behave
4Latinageresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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