Where does “essaim” come from?

essaim (French) comes from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

essaim (French): swarm

Definitions

  1. swarm

Ancestry of “essaim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
2Latinexagmen—
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “essaim”

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