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Where does “assaig” come from?

assaig (Catalan) comes 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.

assaig (Catalan): try, trial; rehearsal; try

Definitions

  1. try, trial; rehearsal; try

Ancestry of “assaig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinexagiumweight; weighing, testing on the balance;...
2Latinexigō—
3Latinagō—
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “assaig”

  • assajar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →