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Where does “egro” come from?

egro (Italian) comes from Latin aeger, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

egro (Italian): sick, suffering; disturbed, troubled

Definitions

  1. sick, suffering; disturbed, troubled

Ancestry of “egro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaegersick, ill; difficult, reluctant, troublesome;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “egro”

  • egre
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