myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of exaggeratio

Etymology of the Latin word exaggeratio

the Latin word exaggeratio

derived from 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 *eghs

derived 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)