Where does “exacta” come from?
exacta (Spanish) comes from Spanish exacto, from Latin exactus, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
exacta (Spanish): feminine singular of exacto
Definitions
- feminine singular of exacto
Ancestry of “exacta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | exacto | exact; utility knife, paper cutter |
| 2 | Latin | exactus | driven out, expelled, having been driven out;... |
| 3 | Latin | exigō | — |
| 4 | Latin | agō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |