Latin

exigō

‘to drive out’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin exigō.

12 English words in this record descend from Latin exigō, most familiar first.

• exact ← exāctus
• assay ← assai ← essai ← exagium
• inexact ← exact ← exāctus
• exigent ← exigēns
• exactitude ← exactus
• examen
• exigency ← exigence ← exigentia ← exigēns
• exacta ← exactus
• exaction ← exaccioun ← exāctiō
• inexactitude ← exactitude ← exact ← exāctus
• exiguous ← exiguus
• exigible ← exigibilis

Etymograph / Latin exigō