Regrexit

The story

1. Proto-Italic*wre-
2. Latinre-
3. Old Frenchre-
4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰreh₁d-
5. Proto-Germanic*grētaną
6. Frankish*grātan
7. Old French*greter
8. Old Frenchregreter
9. Middle Englishregretten
10. Englishregret
11. Ancient GreekΒρεττᾰνός (Brettănós)
12. Ancient GreekΒρεττανία (Brettanía)
13. LatinBritannia
14. Anglo-NormanBritaine
15. Middle EnglishBritayne
16. EnglishBritain
17. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
18. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
19. Proto-Italic*eks
20. Latinex
21. Latinex-
22. Latineō
23. Latinexeō
24. Latinexitus
25. Middle Englishexit
26. Englishexit
27. EnglishBrexit
28. English todayRegrexit

Blend of regret + Brexit, said to have been coined on 24 June 2016 by one Carl Gardner in a Twitter post (see quotations) following the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum on 23 June 2016.

First known use, by meaning

• from 24 June 2016. A feeling of regret about Brexit taking place, or about having voted for it.