Etymology of the Latin word exaggerare
the Latin word
exaggerare (heap up, accumulate; magnify)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
aggerare (heap, fill up, bring)
derived from the Classical Latin word
agger (rampart; causeway, pier)
derived from the Latin word
gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)
Derivations in Latin
exaggerator,
exaggeratioDerivations in other languages
English
exaggeration, French
exagérer, Italian
esagerare, Portuguese
exagerar, Spanish
exagerar
