Etymology of the English word agitate
the English word
agitatederived from the Latin word
agitatio (brandishing, waving, shaking)
derived from the Latin word
agitatus (agile, animated, brisk; movement, activity, state of motion)
derived from the Latin word
agitare (stir, drive, shake)
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 agitate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
agitator,
agitated,
agitatingCognates
French
agiter, Italian
agitare, Lithuanian
agituoti, Polish
agitować, Russian
aгитироватьUsage
Word found in Modern English
