Where does “agere” come from?

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

agere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “agere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “agere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-