Where does “exigu” come from?

exigu (French) comes from Latin exiguus, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

exigu (French): small, tiny, poky, exiguous

Definitions

  1. small, tiny, poky, exiguous

Ancestry of “exigu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexiguusstrict, exact; paltry, inadequate; a poor man
2Latinexigōto drive out; expel
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →