Where does “agenttiromaani” come from?

agenttiromaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish agentti, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

agenttiromaani (Finnish): spy novel

Definitions

  1. spy novel

Ancestry of “agenttiromaani”, step by step

agenttiromaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish agentti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishagenttiagent
2Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish romaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishromaaninovel; Misspelling of romani
2SwedishromanA novel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →