Where does “exactus” come from?

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

exactus (Latin): driven out, expelled, having been driven out;...

Definitions

  1. driven out, expelled, having been driven out;...

Ancestry of “exactus”, 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 “exactus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →