English
egestion
Egestion comes from Latin ēgestiō ‘emptying, voiding’, from ēgerō ‘to carry out’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gezō‘to carry, bear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgerō‘to carry, bear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēgerō‘to carry out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēgestiō‘emptying, voiding’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēgestiōnemaccusative of ēgestiō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400egestion
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gezō‘to carry, bear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgerō‘to carry, bear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēgerō‘to carry out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēgestiō‘emptying, voiding’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēgestiōnemaccusative of ēgestiō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400egestion
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
act, actual, active, activity, agency, actor, action, agent, strategy, suggest, agenda, essay, acre, activate, ambiguous, squat, agile, agony, ambiguity, agility, assay, agrarian, antagonist, axiom, radium, actuator, agitation, antagonism, agitate, cogent, agonist, antagonize, digestion, samaj, inexact, glucagon, actuate, digestible, stratagem, exigent, 140 more
through Proto-Italic *gezō ‘to carry, bear’
through Latin gerō ‘to carry, bear’
register, gesture, suggestion, digest, belligerent, congestion, progesterone, ingest, agger, gestation, gerund, 15 more
Today it means
noun The act or result of egesting
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / egestion