Etymology of the English word newsagent
the English word
newsagentderived from 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-derived from the English word
newsderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*newjazderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*newo (new)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
