Where does “esattore” come from?

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

esattore (Italian): collector of rates, taxes etc

Definitions

  1. collector of rates, taxes etc

Ancestry of “esattore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexactorexpeller; exactor, tax collector; enforcer
2Latinexigōto drive out; expel
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →
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