Where does “agenzia” come from?

agenzia (Italian) comes 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.

agenzia (Italian): agency, bureau; branch office

Definitions

  1. agency, bureau; branch office

Ancestry of “agenzia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinagentianominative neuter plural of agēns; accusative...
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 “agenzia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →