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Where does “esatto” come from?

esatto (Italian) comes from Latin exactus, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

esatto (Italian): exact, correct, right; precise, accurate,...

Definitions

  1. exact, correct, right; precise, accurate,...

Ancestry of “esatto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexactusdriven out, expelled, having been driven out;...
2Latinexigō—
3Latinagō—
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “esatto”

  • esattezza
  • inesattezza
  • inesatto
  • inesattamente
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