English word agent comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵʰ-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti (To be driving.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *h₂eǵ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to drive, plough animal |
| *h₂eǵʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | plough animal |
| *h₂éǵeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be driving. |
| *agō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Do, act. Drive. Push, impel. |
| ago | Latin (lat) | (of offerings) I slay, kill (as a sacrifice). (of plants) I put forth, sprout, extend. (of time) I pass, spend. I accomplish, manage, achieve. I chase, pursue. I discuss, plead, deliberate. I do, act, make, behave. I drive at, pursue (a course of action). I drive, conduct. I guide, govern, administer. I perform, transact. I push, move, impel. I rob, steal, plunder, carry off. I stir up, [...] |
| agentis | Latin (lat) | |
| agent | English (en) | (computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.. (grammar) The participant of a situation that carries [...] |