Agent etymology

English

English word agent comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵʰ-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti (To be driving.)

Etymology of agent

Detailed word origin of agent

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to drive, plough animal
*h₂eǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine) plough animal
*h₂éǵeti Proto-Indo-European (ine) To be driving.
*agō Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Do, act. Drive. Push, impel.
ago Latin (lat) (of offerings) I slay, kill (as a sacrifice). (of plants) I put forth, sprout, extend. (of time) I pass, spend. I accomplish, manage, achieve. I chase, pursue. I discuss, plead, deliberate. I do, act, make, behave. I drive at, pursue (a course of action). I drive, conduct. I guide, govern, administer. I perform, transact. I push, move, impel. I rob, steal, plunder, carry off. I stir up, [...]
agentis Latin (lat)
agent English (en) (computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.. (grammar) The participant of a situation that carries [...]

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