Etymograph

English

agitant

From Latin agitāns, present participle of agitō (“to shake, brandish, agitate”); equivalent to agitate + -ant.

Formed from agitate + -ant

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-

Middle English agitat ‘set in motion’

English agitate

Today it means

noun A person who agitates.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / agitant