English
aginator
Aginator comes from Latin agina ‘opening of the upper part of a balance’, from agō ‘to do, act’, 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagina‘opening of the upper part of a balance’
- Englishtodayaginator
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagina‘opening of the upper part of a balance’
- Englishtodayaginator
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, register, essay, acre, gesture, digest, congestion, belligerent, agrarian, progesterone, gestation, ingestion, ingest, axiomatic, samaj, agitate, agger, gerund, gestion, 127 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, reactionary, axiom, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, glucagon, stratagem, agonize, 101 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, radioactive, inactive, retroactive, hyperactivity, unambiguous, reagent, ambiguously, 79 more
through Latin agō ‘to do, act’
act, action, active, activity, actual, agency, agent, actor, agenda, examine, examination, activate, ambiguous, ambiguity, assay, squat, enact, agile, agility, radium, agitation, cogent, actuation, actuator, exigent, inexact, redact, actuate, 96 more
Today it means
noun A shop owner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / aginator