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Where does “expurgandus” come from?

expurgandus (Latin) comes from Latin expurgo, from Latin pūrgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

expurgandus (Latin): which is to be purged, cleansed, purified,...

Definitions

  1. which is to be purged, cleansed, purified,...

Ancestry of “expurgandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexpurgoI purge, cleanse, purify; expurgate; I exculpate,...
2Latinpūrgō—
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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