Where does “agir” come from?

agir (French) comes from Latin agere, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

agir (French): to act; to act, to do; to act, behave

Definitions

  1. to act; to act, to do; to act, behave

Ancestry of “agir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinageresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “agir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Latin agere →