Where does “агентство” come from?
агентство (Russian) comes from Bulgarian агент, from Russian аге́нт, from German Agent, from French agent, from Middle French agent, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.
агентство (Russian): agency, dealership
Ancestry of “агентство”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bulgarian | агент | a male agent, a male factor; agent |
| 2 | Russian | аге́нт | agent, envoy |
| 3 | German | Agent | agent; agent, spy |
| 4 | French | agent | agent |
| 5 | Middle French | agent | — |
| 6 | Latin | agēns | — |
| 7 | Latin | agō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |