Where does “esej” come from?
esej (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English essay, from Middle French essai, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.
esej (Serbo-Croatian): essay
Definitions
- essay
Ancestry of “esej”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | essay | A written composition of moderate length,... |
| 2 | Middle French | essai | essay; attempt, assay; essay |
| 3 | Old French | essai | trial |
| 4 | Late Latin | exagium | weight; weighing, testing on the balance;... |
| 5 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 6 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |