Where does “enxamear” come from?

enxamear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese enxame, from Old Portuguese eixame, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

enxamear (Portuguese): to swarm

Definitions

  1. to swarm

Ancestry of “enxamear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseenxameswarm
2Old Portugueseeixame
3Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
4Latinexagmen
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
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