Where does “agent” come from?

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

agent (French): agent

Definitions

  1. agent

Ancestry of “agent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchagent—
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 “agent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →