Where does “agire” come from?

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

agire (Italian): to act or operate; to work, run or function; to...

Definitions

  1. to act or operate; to work, run or function; to...

Ancestry of “agire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchagirto act; to act, to do; to act, behave
2Latinageresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “agire”

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