Where does “agenda” come from?

agenda (Portuguese) comes from Latin agendus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

agenda (Portuguese): schedule; booklet where a schedule is kept;...

Definitions

  1. schedule; booklet where a schedule is kept;...

Ancestry of “agenda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagenduswhich is to be done or made; which is to be...
2Latinagōto act, to behave
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →