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Where does “expurgo” come from?

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

expurgo (Latin): I purge, cleanse, purify; expurgate; I exculpate,...

Definitions

  1. I purge, cleanse, purify; expurgate; I exculpate,...

Ancestry of “expurgo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “expurgo”

  • spurge
  • expurgate
  • expurgator
  • spurgewort
  • expurgare
  • expurgans
  • expurgaturus
  • expurgatus
  • expurgandus
  • expurgate
  • expurgar
  • spurgamento
  • spurgare
  • spurgatore
  • autospurgatore
  • spurgatura
  • espurgier
  • espurge
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