Where does “ahensya” come from?
ahensya (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish agencia, from Italian agenzia, from Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
ahensya (Hiligaynon): agency, pawnshop
Ancestry of “ahensya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | agencia | agency; branch |
| 2 | Italian | agenzia | agency, bureau; branch office |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | agentia | nominative neuter plural of agēns; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | agēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | agō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |