Where does “eksaktisti” come from?
eksaktisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish eksakti, from Latin exactus, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
eksaktisti (Finnish): exactly
Definitions
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Ancestry of “eksaktisti”, step by step
eksaktisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eksakti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eksakti | exact |
| 2 | Latin | exactus | driven out, expelled, having been driven out;... |
| 3 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |