Where does “exigence” come from?

exigence (French) comes from Latin exigentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

exigence (French): demand

Definitions

  1. demand

Ancestry of “exigence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexigentiaurgency, exigency; emergency
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “exigence”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ia →Every word from Latin -ius →