Etymology

exite

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Today it means: An additional lobe on the outer side of the protopodite of a crustacean limb. Full definition →

English ex(o)- ← Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō) ← Proto-Hellenic *eks
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishex(o)-
  7. English todayexite

From ex(o)- + -ite.

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