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Where does “subigo” come from?

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

subigo (Latin): I bring or get; I plough or cultivate; I sharpen...

Definitions

  1. I bring or get; I plough or cultivate; I sharpen...

Ancestry of “subigo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “subigo”

  • subact
  • subigens
  • subacturus
  • subigendus
  • subactus
  • subigere
  • soage
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