English
agitatrix
Agitatrix comes from Latin agitātrīx ‘female equivalent of agitātor’, from agitō ‘to put something in motion’, 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‘do, act, make’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagitō‘to put something in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagitātrīx‘female equivalent of agitātor’
- Englishtodayagitatrix
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‘do, act, make’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagitō‘to put something in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagitātrīx‘female equivalent of agitātor’
- Englishtodayagitatrix
Equivalent to agitate + -trix
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, register, essay, acre, gesture, digest, congestion, belligerent, progesterone, ingestion, agrarian, ingest, gestation, axiomatic, samaj, agger, gerund, gestion, 129 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, reactionary, antagonist, axiom, agonist, antagonism, antagonize, glucagon, agonize, stratagem, 102 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, radioactive, inactive, unambiguous, retroactive, hyperactivity, reagent, ambiguously, 80 more
through Latin agō ‘do, act, make’
act, action, active, actual, activity, agency, actor, agent, examine, examination, agenda, activate, ambiguous, enact, squat, assay, ambiguity, agile, agility, radium, cogent, actuator, actuation, inexact, exigent, redact, actuate, 97 more
Today it means
noun A woman who agitates; a female agitator.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / agitatrix