Where does “essaimage” come from?

essaimage (French) comes from French essaimer, from French essaim, 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.

essaimage (French): swarming

Definitions

  1. swarming

Ancestry of “essaimage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchessaimerto swarm
2Frenchessaimswarm
3Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
4Latinexagmen—
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →
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