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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”

  • action
  • activity
  • active
  • reaction
  • interaction
  • actor
  • actively
  • interactive
  • ambiguous
  • ambiguity
  • radiant
  • activism
  • activist
  • actress
  • activate
  • inactive
  • radioactive
  • proactive
  • reactionary
  • radiating
  • inaction
  • activating
  • unambiguous
  • inactivity
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