Where does “agenciar” come from?

agenciar (Spanish) comes from Spanish agencia, from Italian agenzia, 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.

agenciar (Spanish): to procure

Definitions

  1. to procure

Ancestry of “agenciar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishagenciaagency; branch
2Italianagenziaagency, bureau; branch office
3Medieval Latinagentianominative neuter plural of agēns; accusative...
4Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō