Where does “extergens” come from?

extergens (Latin) comes from Latin extergeō, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

extergens (Latin): present active participle of extergeō; present...

Definitions

  1. present active participle of extergeō; present...

Ancestry of “extergens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextergeōto wipe out, off or away; wipe dry, clean
2Latinēx-out, away
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Latin extergeō →