Where does “essäistik” come from?
essäistik (Swedish) comes from Swedish essäist, from Swedish essä, from French essai, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.
essäistik (Swedish): essayism the writing style associated with essays
Definitions
- essayism the writing style associated with essays
Ancestry of “essäistik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | essäist | essayist |
| 2 | Swedish | essä | essay |
| 3 | French | essai | try, trial; assay; try |
| 4 | Old French | essai | trial |
| 5 | Late Latin | exagium | weight; weighing, testing on the balance;... |
| 6 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 7 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |