Where does “mitigare” come from?

mitigare (Italian) comes from Latin mītigō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

mitigare (Italian): to mitigate; to soothe, relieve

Definitions

  1. to mitigate; to soothe, relieve

Ancestry of “mitigare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmītigōto make soft, ripe, or tender
2Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “mitigare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →
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