Where does “origo” come from?

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

origo (English): The reference point on which a deictic...

Definitions

  1. The reference point on which a deictic...

Ancestry of “origo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorīgōcommencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination
2Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “origo”

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