Where does “agile” come from?

agile (French) comes from Latin agilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

agile (French): nimble, agile

Definitions

  1. nimble, agile

Ancestry of “agile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinagilisThat can be easily moved, easily movable; light;...
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “agile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin agilis →