Where does “есе” come from?

есе (Bulgarian) comes from French essai, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

есе (Bulgarian): essay

Definitions

  1. essay

Ancestry of “есе”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchessaitry, trial; assay; try
2Old Frenchessaitrial
3Late Latinexagiumweight; weighing, testing on the balance;...
4Latinexigōto drive out; expel
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō