Where does “egestas” come from?

egestas (Latin) comes from Latin egeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

egestas (Latin): need, want, poverty

Definitions

  1. need, want, poverty

Ancestry of “egestas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinegeōto lack, to want, to be without
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say

Words derived from “egestas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Latin egeō →