Etymology

exegetic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to exegesis; exegetical; explanatory; interpretive. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *eks ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  6. Ancient Greekἡγέομαι (hēgéomai)
  7. Ancient Greekἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai)
  8. Ancient Greekἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós)
  9. English todayexegetic

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós).

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