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Where does “intraexaminer” come from?

intraexaminer (English) comes from English examiner, from English examine, from Middle English examinen, from Old French examiner, from Latin examino, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō — to drive.

intraexaminer (English): By or of an individual examiner

Definitions

  1. By or of an individual examiner

Ancestry of “intraexaminer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexaminerA person who investigates someone or something; A...
2Englishexamineto observe or inspect carefully or critically; to...
3Middle Englishexaminen—
4Old Frenchexaminerto question; to torture; to consider; to ponder;...
5LatinexaminoI weigh or consider; I examine
6Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
7Latinexagmen—
8Latinagō—
9Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →