Where does “exiguously” come from?
exiguously (English) comes from English exiguous, 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.
exiguously (English): In an exiguous way
Definitions
- In an exiguous way
Ancestry of “exiguously”, step by step
exiguously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exiguous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exiguous | scanty; meager |
| 2 | Latin | exiguus | strict, exact; paltry, inadequate; a poor man |
| 3 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |