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Where does “exactamundo” come from?

exactamundo (English) comes from English exact, from Latin exactare, from Latin exactus, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

exactamundo (English): exactly

Definitions

  1. exactly

Ancestry of “exactamundo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexactPrecisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or...
2Latinexactare—
3Latinexactusdriven out, expelled, having been driven out;...
4Latinexigō—
5Latinagō—
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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