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Where does “aginna” come from?

aginna (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin agina, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “aginna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaginaThe opening of the upper part of a balance, in...
2Latinagō—
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “aginna”

  • asinha
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →