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Where does “remigo” come from?

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

remigo (Latin): I row

Definitions

  1. I row

Ancestry of “remigo”, 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 “remigo”

  • adremigo
  • remigaturus
  • remigate
  • remigatus
  • remigans
  • adremigans
  • remigandus
  • remigare
  • remigo
  • remigato
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