Etymology of the English word exiguous
the English word
exiguousderived from the Latin word
exiguus (small; meager; dreary)
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 exiguous in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
