Where does “exagium” come from?
exagium (Late Latin) comes from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
exagium (Late Latin): weight; weighing, testing on the balance;...
Definitions
- weight; weighing, testing on the balance;...
Ancestry of “exagium”, step by step
exagium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin exigō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 2 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Latin exigere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | exigere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |