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Where does “egzamine” come from?

egzamine (Haitian Creole) comes from French examiner, from Latin examino, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

egzamine (Haitian Creole): To examine

Definitions

  1. To examine

Ancestry of “egzamine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexaminerto examine
2LatinexaminoI weigh or consider; I examine
3Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
4Latinexagmen—
5Latinagō—
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →