Etymology of the English word exact
the English word
exactderived from the Latin word
exactus (exact, accurate)
derived from the Latin word
exigere (drive out, expel; finish)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
agere (to drive; drive, urge, conduct)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ag-using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of exact in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
exacting,
exactly,
inexact,
exactedCognates
Dutch
exact, French
exact, German
exakt, Latin
exactus, Norwegian
eksakt, Swedish
exaktUsage
Word found in Modern English
