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Where does “agencija” come from?

agencija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

agencija (Serbo-Croatian): agency

Definitions

  1. agency

Ancestry of “agencija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinagentianominative neuter plural of agēns; accusative...
2Latinagēns—
3Latinagō—
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →