Etymology

agito

ag·i·to
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Today it means: An asymmetric crescent that is a symbol of the Paralympic movement. Full definition →

Latin agitō ← Proto-Italic *agō ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
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The story

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

Borrowed from Latin agitō (“to chase”).

Words from the same roots

Latinagitō all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.