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Where does “inesatto” come from?

inesatto (Italian) comes from Italian esatto, 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.

inesatto (Italian): incorrect, inaccurate; uncollected, not received

Definitions

  1. incorrect, inaccurate; uncollected, not received

Ancestry of “inesatto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianesattoexact, correct, right; precise, accurate,...
2Latinexactusdriven out, expelled, having been driven out;...
3Latinexigō—
4Latinagō—
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “inesatto”

  • inesattezza
  • inesattamente
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