The story
- Ancient GreekΒρεττᾰνός (Brettănós)
- Ancient GreekΒρεττανία (Brettanía)
- LatinBritannia
- Anglo-NormanBritaine
- Middle EnglishBritayne
- EnglishBritain
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Latineō
- Latinexeō
- Latinexitus
- Middle Englishexit
- Englishexit
- EnglishBrexit
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Hellenic*apó
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
- Ancient Greekἀπο- (apo-)
- Ancient Greekκαλύπτω (kalúptō)
- Ancient Greekἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ποκᾰ́λῠψῐς (ăpokắlŭpsĭs)
- Latinapocalypsis
- Middle Englishapocalips
- Englishapocalypse
- English todayBrexocalypse
Blend of Brexit + apocalypse.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.