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
- accuracy
Ancestry of “eżattezza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | esattezza | exactness, accuracy |
| 2 | Italian | esatto | exact, correct, right; precise, accurate,... |
| 3 | Latin | exactus | driven out, expelled, having been driven out;... |
| 4 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 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 |