Where does “exigir” come from?

exigir (Spanish) comes from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

exigir (Spanish): to demand; to require; to call for; to exact; to...

Definitions

  1. to demand; to require; to call for; to exact; to...

Ancestry of “exigir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexigōto drive out; expel
2Latinagōto act, to behave
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “exigir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →