The story
- Latin · derived fromto discharge; to carry out
- Latin · derived fromēgestum“[that which is] discharged”
- Latin · derived fromēgesta“discharged [matter etc.]”
- English todayegesta
From Latin ēgesta (“discharged [matter etc.]”), plural of Latin ēgestum (“[that which is] discharged”), an adjectivization of the perfect passive participle of Latin to discharge; to carry out.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.