Where does “assajar” come from?
assajar (Catalan) comes from Catalan assaig, 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.
assajar (Catalan): to rehearse; to try, to attempt
Definitions
- to rehearse; to try, to attempt
Ancestry of “assajar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | assaig | try, trial; rehearsal; try |
| 2 | Late Latin | exagium | weight; weighing, testing on the balance;... |
| 3 | Latin | exigō | — |
| 4 | Latin | agō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |