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
1Latinpūrgōto clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify
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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō
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