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Where does “exactare” come from?

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

Ancestry of “exactare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexactusdriven out, expelled, having been driven out;...
2Latinexigō—
3Latinagō—
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “exactare”

  • exactly
  • exact
  • exacting
  • exactness
  • exactest
  • unexacting
  • exacter
  • exactingly
  • exactor
  • exactingness
  • exacteth
  • exactment
  • exactress
  • unexact
  • exactable
  • overexactness
  • exactification
  • overexact
  • exactify
  • exactamundo
  • X-Acto
  • unexactness
  • x-ato
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