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Where does “essaiier” come from?

essaiier (Old French) comes from Old French essay, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “essaiier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchessay—
2Late Latinexagiumweight; weighing, testing on the balance;...
3Latinexigō—
4Latinagō—
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “essaiier”

  • réessayer
  • essayer
  • ressayer
  • essayage
  • essayeur
  • essaier
  • essayer
  • eseye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →