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Where does “origine” come from?

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

origine (French): origin; start, beginning; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. origin; start, beginning; inflection of...

Ancestry of “origine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorīgō—
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

Words derived from “origine”

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