Where does “mitiger” come from?

mitiger (French) comes from Old French mitiguer, from Latin mītigō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

mitiger (French): to deacidify make less acidic

Definitions

  1. to deacidify make less acidic

Ancestry of “mitiger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmitiguerto ease; to relieve
2Latinmītigōto make soft, ripe, or tender
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
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 →