Where does “agente” come from?

agente (Spanish) comes from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

agente (Spanish): agent; police officer, policeman, policewoman

Definitions

  1. agent; police officer, policeman, policewoman

Ancestry of “agente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
2Latinagōto act, to behave
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “agente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →