Where does “ager” come from?

ager (Romanian) comes from Latin agilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

ager (Romanian): quick, swift; smart, cunning, sharp; sharp

Definitions

  1. quick, swift; smart, cunning, sharp; sharp

Ancestry of “ager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinagilisThat can be easily moved, easily movable; light;...
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “ager”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin agilis →
ager — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer