Etymological root

*h₂eǵ-

Proto-Indo-European

# *h₂eǵ-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** h-e-3

## Words From This Root
- act - to do something or take action
- agent - A person who arranges business or deals on behalf of someone else.
- action - the process of doing something to achieve a result
- suggest - To put forward an idea or plan for others to consider.
- exact - Completely correct and accurate in every detail.
- actor - a person who performs in plays, films, or television
- reaction - The way you behave or feel because of something that has happened.
- active - busy doing things, especially physical activities
- react - To behave in a particular way because of something that has happened.
- gesture - A movement of the hands, head, or body to express something.
- agenda - A list of the things to be discussed at a meeting.
- agony - Very severe pain.
- essay - A short piece of writing on a particular subject, often for school or a magazine.
- digest - To break down food in the body so it can be absorbed.
- navigate - To find the right way to get to a place, especially using a map or instruments.
- agile - Able to move quickly and easily.
- ambiguous - Having more than one possible meaning; not clear.
- protagonist - The main character in a story, film, or play.
- agonize - To worry or think very anxiously about a difficult decision.
- axiom - A statement accepted as obviously true without needing proof.
- cogent - Clear, logical, and convincing.
- coagulate - to change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
- circumnavigate - To travel all the way around something, especially the world by sea.
- enactment - the process of making a bill into law; a statute so passed
- agon - a conflict or struggle, especially the central one in a drama
- exaction - the act of demanding and obtaining payment, often unjustly; the sum exacted
- overact - to perform in an exaggerated or unconvincing manner

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Words from this root(27)

/ækt/ to do something or take action Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/ A person who arranges business or deals on behalf of someone else. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæk.ʃən/ the process of doing something to achieve a result Meaning Off Sound Off

/sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst/ To put forward an idea or plan for others to consider. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪɡˈzækt/ Completely correct and accurate in every detail. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæk.tɚ/ a person who performs in plays, films, or television Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɹiˈækʃən/ The way you behave or feel because of something that has happened. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæk.tɪv/ busy doing things, especially physical activities Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɹiːˈækt/ To behave in a particular way because of something that has happened. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/ A movement of the hands, head, or body to express something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ A list of the things to be discussed at a meeting. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæɡ.ə.ni/ Very severe pain. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɛˈseɪ/ A short piece of writing on a particular subject, often for school or a magazine. Meaning Off Sound Off

/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/ To break down food in the body so it can be absorbed. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ To find the right way to get to a place, especially using a map or instruments. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæd͡ʒ.ɑel/ Able to move quickly and easily. Meaning Off Sound Off

/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/ Having more than one possible meaning; not clear. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɹoʊˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/ The main character in a story, film, or play. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/ To worry or think very anxiously about a difficult decision. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæk.si.əm/ A statement accepted as obviously true without needing proof. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkoʊd͡ʒn̩t/ Clear, logical, and convincing. Meaning Off Sound Off

/koʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/ to change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state Meaning Off Sound Off

circumnavigate C2

/ˌsɝ.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ To travel all the way around something, especially the world by sea. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪˈnæktmənt/ the process of making a bill into law; a statute so passed Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæɡɑn/ a conflict or struggle, especially the central one in a drama Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪɡˈzækʃən/ the act of demanding and obtaining payment, often unjustly; the sum exacted Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌoʊvɚˈækt/ to perform in an exaggerated or unconvincing manner Meaning Off Sound Off

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