exodus

exodus · noun, verb¹

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. English todayexodus

From Latin exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos, “expedition, procession, departure”). Doublet of exodos. From late Old English only as a proper noun, Exodus, the biblical book; use as a common noun is from the early 17th century.

Exodus · proper noun²

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. Ancient GreekἜξοδος (Éxodos)
12. LatinExodus
13. English todayExodus

Borrowed from Latin Exodus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔξοδος (Éxodos), from ἔξοδος (éxodos, “departure”), from ἐξ- (ex-, “out”) + ὁδός (hodós, “path, road”).

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