Where does “аге́нт” come from?

аге́нт (Russian) comes from German Agent, from French agent, from Middle French agent, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

аге́нт (Russian): agent, envoy

Definitions

  1. agent, envoy

Ancestry of “аге́нт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAgentagent; agent, spy
2Frenchagentagent
3Middle Frenchagent—
4Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “аге́нт”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →