Where does “ag·ir” come from?

ag·ir (Franco-Provençal) comes from French agir, from Latin agere, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ag·ir (Franco-Provençal): to act

Definitions

  1. to act

Ancestry of “ag·ir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchagirto act; to act, to do; to act, behave
2Latinageresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Latin agere →