myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of agente

Etymology of the Spanish word agente

the Spanish word agente

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-

Dutch agent, English agent, French agent, German Agent, Italian agente, Latin agentes, Lithuanian agentas, Norwegian agent, Polish agent, Russian aгент, Swedish agent