Where does “prurigo” come from?

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

prurigo (English): A papular disease of the skin, with intense...

Definitions

  1. A papular disease of the skin, with intense...

Ancestry of “prurigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprūrīgōan itching, the itch
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 “prurigo”

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