Etymology of the English word subagent
the English word
subagentderived 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-using the English prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoUsage
Word found in Modern English