Where does “esigere” come from?
esigere (Italian) comes from Latin exigere, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
esigere (Italian): to demand, require, call for; to collect
Definitions
- to demand, require, call for; to collect
Ancestry of “esigere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | exigere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “esigere”