Where does “eżattezza” come from?

eżattezza (Maltese) comes from Italian esattezza, from Italian esatto, from Latin exactus, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

eżattezza (Maltese): accuracy

Definitions

  1. accuracy

Ancestry of “eżattezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianesattezzaexactness, accuracy
2Italianesattoexact, correct, right; precise, accurate,...
3Latinexactusdriven out, expelled, having been driven out;...
4Latinexigōto drive out; expel
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō