Where does “prūrīgō” come from?

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

prūrīgō (Latin): an itching, the itch

Definitions

  1. an itching, the itch

Ancestry of “prūrīgō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “prūrīgō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →
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