English
agendum
Agendum comes from Latin agendus ‘which ought to be done’, from agō ‘to do, act, make’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to do, act, make’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagendus‘which ought to be done’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagendumsubstantive use of neuter singular of agendus
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to do, act, make’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagendus‘which ought to be done’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagendumsubstantive use of neuter singular of agendus
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
register, suggest, essay, acre, gesture, digest, congestion, agrarian, progesterone, gestation, ingestion, belligerent, ingest, axiomatic, agitate, samaj, gestion, agger, gerund, 128 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, reactionary, antagonist, axiom, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, glucagon, stratagem, agonize, 102 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, radioactive, inactive, retroactive, unambiguous, hyperactivity, ambiguously, reagent, 80 more
through Latin agō ‘to do, act, make’
act, action, active, activity, actual, actor, examination, agency, examine, agent, activate, ambiguous, squat, ambiguity, assay, enact, agile, agility, agitation, actuator, radium, actuation, cogent, inexact, actuate, redact, exigent, 97 more
Today it means
noun A task which ought to be done; an item on an agenda.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / agendum