Where does “agil” come from?

agil (Romanian) comes from French agile, 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.

agil (Romanian): agile

Definitions

  1. agile

Ancestry of “agil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchagilenimble, agile
2LatinagilisThat can be easily moved, easily movable; light;...
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin agilis →
agil — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer