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Where does “agitare” come from?

agitare (Italian) comes from Latin agitō, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

agitare (Italian): to shake, agitate, stir, churn; to wave; to...

Definitions

  1. to shake, agitate, stir, churn; to wave; to...

Ancestry of “agitare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagitō—
2Latin-itoForms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or...
3Latin-tō—
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “agitare”

  • agitabile
  • agitamento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →