Where does “agenturka” come from?
agenturka (Polish) comes from Polish agentura, from German Agentur, from Italian agente, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
Ancestry of “agenturka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | agentura | spy ring |
| 2 | German | Agentur | agency |
| 3 | Italian | agente | agent, representative; constable, low rank police... |
| 4 | Latin | agēns | doing, acting, making |
| 5 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |