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Where does “esiguamente” come from?

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

esiguamente (Italian): exiguously, meagerly, narrowly, poorly

Definitions

  1. exiguously, meagerly, narrowly, poorly

Ancestry of “esiguamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianesiguosmall, exiguous, meagre/meager, scant/scanty,...
2Latinexiguusstrict, exact; paltry, inadequate; a poor man
3Latinexigō—
4Latinagō—
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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