Etymology

agentive

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Today it means: Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer). Full definition →

English agent ← Latin agēns ← Proto-Italic *agō
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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. English todayagentive

From agent + -ive.

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