Etymology

agile

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Today it means: Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; loose-jointed. Full definition →

Latin agilis
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromagilis“agile, nimble”
  2. English todayagile

From earlier agil, borrowed from Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”). See agent.

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