Where does “examen” come from?

examen (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.

examen (French): exam, test

Definitions

exam, test

Ancestry of “examen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	examen	swarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
2	Latin	exagmen	—
3	Latin	agō	to act, to behave
4	Proto-Italic	agō	drive; push, impel; do, act
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éǵeti	to be driving
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵ-	to drive

Words derived from “examen”

réexamen

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