Where does “exiguous” come from?

exiguous (English) comes from Latin exiguus, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

exiguous (English): scanty; meager

Definitions

  1. scanty; meager

Ancestry of “exiguous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexiguusstrict, exact; paltry, inadequate; a poor man
2Latinexigōto drive out; expel
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “exiguous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →
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