'agenize' originates from the word 'agent,' which comes from Latin 'agentem,' meaning 'one who acts or performs.'

'agentem' transformed into the Old French word 'agent,' and eventually became the modern English word 'agent,' from which 'agenize' is derived.

Initially, it meant 'to act or perform,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to treat or process with an agent.'