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
- to coerce
Ancestry of “coagir”, step by step
coagir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese agir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | agir | to do something; to act; to function; to perform;... |
| 2 | French | agir | to act; to act, to do; to act, behave |
| 3 | Latin | agere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Latin cogere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cogere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |