Where does “remiges” come from?

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

remiges (English): plural of remex

Definitions

  1. plural of remex

Ancestry of “remiges”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishremexquill; The flight feather of a bird
2Latinremexoarsman, rower
3LatinremigoI row
4Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →