Etymology

exodist

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Today it means: One who goes out or emigrates; a member of an exodus. Full definition →

English exodus ← Latin exodus ← Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos)
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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 Greekἐξ- (ex-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sodós?
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hodós
  9. Ancient Greekὁδός (hodós)
  10. Ancient Greekἔξοδος (éxodos)
  11. Latinexodus
  12. Englishexodus
  13. English todayexodist

From exodus + -ist.

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