Where does “-igo” come from?

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

-igo (Latin): Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...

Definitions

  1. Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...

Ancestry of “-igo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-igo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →