English
agito
Agito comes from Latin agitō ‘to chase’, from agō ‘to act, to behave’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-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 act, to behave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagitō‘to chase’
- Englishtodayagito
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-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 act, to behave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagitō‘to chase’
- Englishtodayagito
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
suggest, register, essay, acre, gesture, digest, congestion, belligerent, progesterone, gestation, ingestion, agrarian, ingest, axiomatic, samaj, gerund, gestion, agger, agitate, 127 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, reactionary, antagonist, axiom, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, stratagem, glucagon, agonize, 101 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, radioactive, inactive, retroactive, unambiguous, hyperactivity, reagent, ambiguously, 79 more
through Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
act, action, active, actual, activity, agency, agent, actor, examination, examine, agenda, activate, ambiguous, squat, enact, assay, ambiguity, agile, radium, cogent, agility, actuator, actuation, inexact, exigent, actuate, redact, 96 more
through Latin agitō ‘to chase’
Today it means
noun An asymmetric crescent that is a symbol of the Paralympic movement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / agito