Where does “eżamina” come from?
eżamina (Maltese) comes from Italian esaminare, from Latin examino, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
eżamina (Maltese): to examine
Definitions
- to examine
Ancestry of “eżamina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | esaminare | to examine, vet, audit; to observe, inspect,... |
| 2 | Latin | examino | I weigh or consider; I examine |
| 3 | Latin | examen | swarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a... |
| 4 | Latin | exagmen | — |
| 5 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |