myEtymology.com: English etymology of agential

Etymology of the English word agential

the English word agential

derived from the English word agent

using the Latin prefix agent-

derived 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-

using the English suffix -ial