Etymology of the English word agent
the English word
agentderived from the Latin word
agens (advocate, pleader; secret police; efficient, effective, powerful)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
agere (to drive; drive, urge, conduct)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ag-Date
The earliest known usage of agent in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
agential,
agentive,
agentry,
coagent,
newsagent,
subagent,
surfactantCognates
Dutch
agent, French
agent, German
Agent, Italian
agente, Latin
agentes, Lithuanian
agentas, Norwegian
agent, Polish
agent, Russian
aгент, Spanish
agente, Swedish
agentUsage
Word found in Modern English
