exotic

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐξωτικός“foreign”
2. Latin · derived fromexōticus
3. Middle French · borrowed fromexotique
4. English todayexotic

Borrowed from Middle French exotique, from Latin exōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός (exōtikós, “foreign”, literally “from the outside”), from ἐξω- (exō-, “outside”), from ἐξ (ex, “out of”).