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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

  1. weight; weighing, testing on the balance;...

Ancestry of “exagium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexigō—
2Latinagō—
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “exagium”

  • assay
  • immunoassay
  • bioassay
  • radioimmunoassay
  • interassay
  • fluoroimmunoassay
  • intraassay
  • microassay
  • assayable
  • radioassay
  • assayeth
  • radiobioassay
  • reassay
  • bioassayable
  • immunoassayable
  • radioimmunoassayable
  • assayest
  • ensayar
  • ensayo
  • ensayista
  • эссе
  • essayeur
  • essayage
  • essai
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