Where does “exacto” come from?

exacto (Spanish) comes 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.

exacto (Spanish): exact; utility knife, paper cutter

Definitions

  1. exact; utility knife, paper cutter

Ancestry of “exacto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexactusdriven out, expelled, having been driven out;...
2Latinexigōto drive out; expel
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “exacto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →