Where does “agir” come from?

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

agir (Portuguese): to do something; to act; to function; to perform;...

Definitions

  1. to do something; to act; to function; to perform;...

Ancestry of “agir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchagirto act; to act, to do; to act, behave
2Latinageresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “agir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Latin agere →