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Where does “agentia” come from?

agentia (Latin) comes from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

agentia (Latin): nominative neuter plural of agēns; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter plural of agēns; accusative...

Ancestry of “agentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagēns—
2Latinagō—
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “agentia”

  • agencia
  • ahensya
  • ahensya
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