Where does “licentiatexamen” come from?

licentiatexamen (Swedish) comes from Swedish examen, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

licentiatexamen (Swedish): licentiate degree

Definitions

  1. licentiate degree

Ancestry of “licentiatexamen”, step by step

licentiatexamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish examen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishexamenexam; graduation; degree
2Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
3Latinexagmen—
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Swedish licentiat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlicentiata licentiate
2Frenchlicenciélicentiate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →