Where does “essaysamling” come from?
essaysamling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål essay, from English essay, from Middle French essai, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.
essaysamling (Norwegian Bokmål): a collection of essays
Definitions
- a collection of essays
Ancestry of “essaysamling”, step by step
essaysamling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål essay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | essay | an essay, a written composition of moderate... |
| 2 | English | essay | A written composition of moderate length,... |
| 3 | Middle French | essai | essay; attempt, assay; essay |
| 4 | Old French | essai | trial |
| 5 | Late Latin | exagium | weight; weighing, testing on the balance;... |
| 6 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 7 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |