Where does “agent” come from?

agent (Polish) comes from German Agent, from French agent, from Middle French agent, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

agent (Polish): agent

Definitions

  1. agent

Ancestry of “agent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAgentagent; agent, spy
2Frenchagentagent
3Middle Frenchagent—
4Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “agent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →