Where does “lentiginous” come from?

lentiginous (English) comes from Latin lentiginosus, from Latin lentīgo, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

lentiginous (English): Of, pertaining to, resembling or having...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, resembling or having...

Ancestry of “lentiginous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlentiginosusfull of freckles, freckled
2Latinlentīgofreckle, lentil-shaped spot
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “lentiginous”

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