Where does “mītigāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mītigāre”, step by step

mītigāre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin agō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagōto act, to behave
2Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Latin mītis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmītismild, mellow, mature, ripe; sweet, juicy, succulent

Words derived from “mītigāre

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