Where does “vexa” come from?

vexa (Romanian) comes from French vexer, from Latin vexo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷegs-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

vexa (Romanian): to vex

Definitions

  1. to vex

Ancestry of “vexa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvexerto irritate; to annoy; to offend, to hurt
2LatinvexoI shake or jolt violently; I harass, annoy; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷegs-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing

Words derived from “vexa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷegs- →Every word from Latin vexo →