Etymology

agent

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Today it means: One who exerts power, or has the power to act. Full definition →

Latin agēns ← Proto-Italic *agō ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
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agent · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  3. Proto-Italic*agō
  4. Latinagō
  5. Latinagēns
  6. English todayagent

From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).

Agent · proper noun2

Occupational surname, from agent.

Words from the same roots

Latinagēns all →

agency

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