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Where does “esamo” come from?

esamo (Ido) comes from Italian sciame, 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.

esamo (Ido): swarm

Definitions

  1. swarm

Ancestry of “esamo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansciameswarm; crowd
2Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
3Latinexagmen—
4Latinagō—
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “esamo”

  • esamifar
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