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
Ancestry of “аге́нт”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Agent | agent; agent, spy |
| 2 | French | agent | agent |
| 3 | Middle French | agent | — |
| 4 | Latin | agēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | agō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “аге́нт”