Where does “exacteth” come from?
exacteth (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.
exacteth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “exacteth”, step by step
exacteth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exact
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exact | Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or... |
| 2 | Latin | exactare | — |
| 3 | Latin | exactus | driven out, expelled, having been driven out;... |
| 4 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 5 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |