Where does “lentigo” come from?

lentigo (French) comes from Latin lentīgo, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

lentigo (French): lentigo

Definitions

  1. lentigo

Ancestry of “lentigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlentīgofreckle, lentil-shaped spot
2Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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