Where does “ajentúra” come from?
ajentúra (Slovincian) comes from Polish ajentura, from Polish ajent, from Polish agent, from German Agent, from French agent, from Middle French agent, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō — to drive.
ajentúra (Slovincian): agency
Definitions
- agency
Ancestry of “ajentúra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ajentura | branch office |
| 2 | Polish | ajent | commission agent |
| 3 | Polish | agent | agent |
| 4 | German | Agent | agent; agent, spy |
| 5 | French | agent | agent |
| 6 | Middle French | agent | — |
| 7 | Latin | agēns | doing, acting, making |
| 8 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |