Where does “inexactly” come from?
inexactly (English) comes from English inexact, from French inexact, from French exact, from Middle French exact, from Latin exactus, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.
inexactly (English): In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately
Definitions
- In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately
Ancestry of “inexactly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inexact | Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling... |
| 2 | French | inexact | inexact not exact |
| 3 | French | exact | exact; precise |
| 4 | Middle French | exact | — |
| 5 | Latin | exactus | driven out, expelled, having been driven out;... |
| 6 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 7 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |