-igar | OEDoS

-igar Suffix indicating action or doing. From Latin agere "to do," "to drive." From Proto-Italic *ag-e/o- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-e/o- 'id.' A thematic present. Indo-European Italic Oscan acum "to act," Marrucinian agine "through the act" Celtic Old Irish aig "to drive," Old Welsh hegit "goes" Germanic Old Icelandic aka "to drive" Hellenic Ancient Greek ἄγ- (ág) "to drive" Armenian Armenian acem 'id.' Indo-Iranian Sanskrit ájati "drives," Young Avestan azaiti 'id.' Tocharian A āk- "to lead," B āk- 'id.' de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.