Etymology

exaggeration

ex·ag·ger·a·tion
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Today it means: The act of heaping or piling up. Full definition →

Latin exaggerātiō ← Proto-Italic *eks ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Latinagger
  7. Latinaggerō
  8. Latinexaggerō
  9. Latinexaggerātiō
  10. English todayexaggeration

Borrowed from Latin exaggerātiō.

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