Etymology of the English word exacting
the English word
exactingderived from 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
*eghsusing the English suffix
-ingUsage
Word found in Modern English
