Where does “oxèntiʼína” come from?

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

oxèntiʼína (Taos): agent, superintendent of Indian agency

Definitions

  1. agent, superintendent of Indian agency

Ancestry of “oxèntiʼína”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishagenteagent; police officer, policeman, policewoman
2Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →
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