Where does “אַגענטור” come from?

אַגענטור (Yiddish) comes from German Agentur, from Italian agente, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

אַגענטור (Yiddish): agency

Definitions

  1. agency

Ancestry of “אַגענטור”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAgenturagency
2Italianagenteagent, representative; constable, low rank police...
3Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →