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Latin
Etymology
From quid (“what”) + agis (“you're doing”) the second person form of agō (“I do”).
Pronunciation
Phrase
quid agis?
- (colloquial) what's up?, how are you?, how do you do?
65 BCE – 8 BCE,
Horace,
Satires 1.9.4:
- Quid agis, dulcissime rērum?
- How are you, my dearest?”
- (colloquial, in surprise) what are you doing (there)?, what are you up to?
See also
References
- ^ Radford, Robert S. (1903) “The Latin Monosyllables in Their Relation to Accent and Quantity. A Study in the Verse of Terence”, in Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, volume 34, →DOI, page 60