English
abaction
Abaction comes from Latin abāctiō, from abigō ‘to drive away’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘do, act, make’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabigō‘to drive away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabāctiō
- Englishtodayabaction
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘do, act, make’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabigō‘to drive away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabāctiō
- Englishtodayabaction
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, register, essay, gesture, digest, acre, agrarian, congestion, belligerent, progesterone, ingest, agitate, gestation, agger, samaj, axiomatic, gerund, gestion, 129 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, axiom, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, stratagem, glucagon, agonize, 102 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
actively, radioactive, inactive, unambiguous, reagent, reactionary, retroactive, hyperactivity, ambiguously, 79 more
through Latin agō ‘do, act, make’
agency, agent, act, actual, activity, active, agenda, actor, examine, reaction, examination, ambiguous, transaction, squat, agile, ambiguity, agility, assay, activate, enact, radium, agitation, cogent, actuator, exigent, inexact, actuate, actuation, redact, 95 more
Today it means
noun Carrying away by force, especially of animals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / abaction