Where does “examen” come from?
examen (Latin) comes from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
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Definitions
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Ancestry of “examen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | exagmen | — |
| 2 | Latin | agō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
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