Etymology

agential

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English agent ← Latin agēns
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  3. Proto-Italic*agō
  4. Latinagō
  5. Latinagēns
  6. Englishagent
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. English todayagential

From agent + -ial.

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