Agility
/əˈdʒɪl.ə.ti/noun
The ability to move quickly and easily; nimbleness.
Did you know?Agility descends from Latin *agilis*, from *agere* (“to do, drive, set in motion”), the same root behind words like act and agent—so hidden inside it is the power of action itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂eǵ-
“to drive, lead, move”
Latin
Latin
agere
“to drive, lead, do, act”
Latin
Latin
agilis
“quick, nimble, easily moved”
Old French
Old French
agile
“nimble, active”
Middle English
English
agilite
“nimbleness, quickness”
Modern English
English
agility
“nimbleness; the ability to move quickly and easily”