ENGLISH ROOT WORD: ag- "to lead", "go" from Latin agens, agere

【ag-】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "agens," and "agere." It carries the basic meaning of "to lead," "go," "set in motion," and "drive."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "ag-"]

agency ****[970] An agency is a business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses.
agenda ****[1986] You can refer to the political issues which are important at a particular time as an agenda.
agent ****[1268] An agent is a person who looks after someone else''s business affairs or does business on their behalf.
ambiguous ☆[5003] If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
mitigate ☆[5096] To mitigate something means to make it less unpleasant, serious, or painful. Ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion
navigate ☆[4595] When someone navigates a ship or an aircraft somewhere, they decide which course to follow and steer it there. You can also say that a ship or an aircraft navigates somewhere.
navigation ☆[5454] You can refer to the movement of ships as navigation.

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[WORD ROOT]root ag
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] ag, ig
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) agens, agere
[MEANING]root to lead, go, set in motion, drive

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 agein to lead; put in motion, move; assemble, bring together; contest
• 【Latin】 agens [present participle of agere] effective, powerful
• 【Latin】 agere [from Greek agein("to drive")] to lead, go, to set in motion, drive, drive forward; to do, perform; incite to action; keep in movement

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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agency ★★★★[970] noun from agent 〈 ag
【DEFINITION】 An agency is a business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses.
【pl.】 agencies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ag; ⑵ ency(ance); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek agein》 to lead; put in motion, move; assemble, bring together; contest

agenda ★★★★[1986] noun from agent 〈 ag
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to the political issues which are important at a particular time as an agenda.
【pl.】 agendas
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ag; to go, drive, move ⑵ end; noun suffix ⑶ a(um); Latin plural
【Etymology】 《Greek agein》 to lead; put in motion, move; assemble, bring together; contest
【DERIVATIVEs】 agendaless, agenda

agent ★★★★[1268] noun from agent 〈 ag
【DEFINITION】 An agent is a person who looks after someone else's business affairs or does business on their behalf.
【pl.】 agents
【SYNONYM】 facient
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ag; ⑵ ent(ant); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek agein》 to lead; put in motion, move; assemble, bring together; contest
【First Known Meaning】 one who acts
【DERIVATIVEs】 agential, agent

ambiguous ☆[5003] adjective from ambiguous 〈 ambi
【DEFINITION】 If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
【SYNONYM】 equivocal, double-edged
【ANTONYM】 unambiguous
【ROOTs】 ⑴ amb(ambi); both, on both sides ⑵ ig(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ uous(ous); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin ambi-》 [=ambi, amb] around, round about
【DERIVATIVEs】 ambiguous, ambiguously, ambiguousness, ambiguity

mitigate ☆[5096] verb from mitigate 〈 ag
【DEFINITION】 To mitigate something means to make it less unpleasant, serious, or painful. Ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion
【Declension/Conjugation】 mitigated mitigated mitigating mitigates
【SYNONYM】 alleviate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mit(mitis); gentle, soft, mild ⑵ ig(ag); to go, drive ⑶ ate; verb suffix
【First Known Meaning】 relieve (pain); make mild or more tolerable; reduce in amount or degree
【DERIVATIVEs】 mitigable, mitigation, mitigative, mitigator, mitigatory, mitigate

navigate ☆[4595] verb from navigate 〈 nav
【DEFINITION】 When someone navigates a ship or an aircraft somewhere, they decide which course to follow and steer it there. You can also say that a ship or an aircraft navigates somewhere.
【Declension/Conjugation】 navigated, navigated, navigating, navigates
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nav; ship ⑵ ig(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin navis》 ship
【First Known Meaning】 move from place to place in a ship, sail
【DERIVATIVEs】 navigation, navigational, navigationally, navigate

navigation ☆[5454] noun from navigate 〈 nav
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to the movement of ships as navigation.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nav; ship ⑵ ig(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin navis》 ship
【First Known Meaning】 act of moving on water in ships or other vessels,
【DERIVATIVEs】 navigation, navigational, navigationally, navigate

Other words containing "ag-"; ag, agential, agile, agilely, agileness, agility, agitable, agitate, agitated, agitatedly, agitation, agitative, ambiguity, ambiguously, ambiguousness, chasteningly, circumnavigate, cogency, cogently, inactively, inactiveness, mitigable, mitigative, mitigator, mitigatory

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

after
aev
aero
advant, advan, abante
add-
act

 

 

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