Where does “exact” come from?

exact (French) comes from Middle French exact, 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.

exact (French): exact; precise

Definitions

  1. exact; precise

Ancestry of “exact”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchexact—
2Latinexactusdriven out, expelled, having been driven out;...
3Latinexigōto drive out; expel
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “exact”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →