Where does “exigent” come from?

exigent (Romanian) comes from French exigeant, from Latin exigēns — driving out, demanding, weighing, examining.

exigent (Romanian): demanding

Definitions

  1. demanding

Ancestry of “exigent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexigeantdemanding; exacting; strict
2Latinexigēnsdriving out, demanding, weighing, examining
Every word from Latin exigēns →Every word from French exigeant →