Where does “coagir” come from?

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

coagir (Portuguese): to coerce

Definitions

  1. to coerce

Ancestry of “coagir”, step by step

coagir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese agir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseagirto do something; to act; to function; to perform;...
2Frenchagirto act; to act, to do; to act, behave
3Latinageresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Latin cogere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincogeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Latin agere
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