English
examen
Examen comes from Latin exāmen ‘the tongue of a balance, examination’, from exigō ‘to weigh accurately, to treat’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’.
- 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 CEexigōas exigere‘to weigh accurately, to treat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexāmen‘the tongue of a balance, examination’
- Englishtodayexamen
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 CEexigōas exigere‘to weigh accurately, to treat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexāmen‘the tongue of a balance, examination’
- Englishtodayexamen
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, register, essay, acre, gesture, digest, congestion, agrarian, progesterone, gestation, ingestion, belligerent, ingest, agitate, axiomatic, agger, gerund, gestion, samaj, 127 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, reactionary, axiom, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, stratagem, glucagon, agonize, 101 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, radioactive, inactive, retroactive, hyperactivity, unambiguous, reagent, ambiguously, 79 more
through Latin agō ‘to drive’
act, action, active, activity, actual, actor, agency, agent, agenda, activate, squat, agile, ambiguous, agility, agitation, ambiguity, enact, radium, actuator, cogent, actuation, actuate, redact, inexact, 96 more
through Latin exigō ‘to weigh accurately, to treat’
through Latin exāmen ‘the tongue of a balance, examination’
Today it means
noun examination; inquiry
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / examen