Where does “exactor” come from?

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

exactor (Latin): expeller; exactor, tax collector; enforcer

Definitions

  1. expeller; exactor, tax collector; enforcer

Ancestry of “exactor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexigōto drive out; expel
2Latinagōto act, to behave
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “exactor”

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