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Where does “mitigans” come from?

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

mitigans (Latin): softening, ripening, making tender; mitigating,...

Definitions

  1. softening, ripening, making tender; mitigating,...

Ancestry of “mitigans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmītigō—
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 “mitigans”

  • mitigant
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