Where does “exact” come from?
Exact derives from Latin exactus, the past participle of exigere meaning "to drive out or demand," formed from ex- "out" and agere "to drive," both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-.
exact (English): Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or...
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- Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or...
Ancestry of “exact”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | exactare | — |
| 2 | Latin | exactus | driven out, expelled, having been driven out;... |
| 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 |
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