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Where does “agentis” come from?

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

agentis (Latin): genitive masculine singular of agēns; genitive...

Definitions

  1. genitive masculine singular of agēns; genitive...

Ancestry of “agentis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinagoI act, I behave; I do or make continuously or...
2Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “agentis”

  • agency
  • interagency
  • multiagency
  • subagency
  • nonagency
  • newsagency
  • superagency
  • coagency
  • agencylike
  • miniagency
  • agenzia
  • subagenzia
  • agencija
  • agenție
  • एजेंसी
  • agenzeia
  • agenzia
  • agent
  • agentia
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