Where does “esseetentti” come from?
esseetentti (Finnish) comes from Finnish essee, from Swedish essä, from French essai, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.
esseetentti (Finnish): essay exam
Definitions
- essay exam
Ancestry of “esseetentti”, step by step
esseetentti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish essee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | essee | essay; Synonym of aine |
| 2 | Swedish | essä | essay |
| 3 | French | essai | try, trial; assay; try |
| 4 | Old French | essai | trial |
| 5 | Late Latin | exagium | weight; weighing, testing on the balance;... |
| 6 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 7 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |