English
exaction
Exaction comes from Latin exāctiō ‘expulsion’, from exigō ‘to drive out’, 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‘to drive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexigō‘to drive out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexāctiō‘expulsion’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600exaction
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500exaccioun‘Compulsion, requisitioning, or exaction’
- Englishtodayexaction
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‘to drive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexigō‘to drive out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexāctiō‘expulsion’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600exaction
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500exaccioun‘Compulsion, requisitioning, or exaction’
- Englishtodayexaction
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 ‘to drive’
agency, agent, act, actual, activity, active, agenda, actor, reaction, examine, ambiguous, examination, transaction, squat, agile, ambiguity, agility, activate, enact, radium, agitation, cogent, actuator, actuate, actuation, redact, 95 more
through Latin exigō ‘to drive out’
Today it means
noun The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / exaction