Etymology

exude

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Today it means: To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out. Full definition →

Latin exudāre ← Proto-Indo-European *sweyd-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sweyd-
  2. Latin · derived fromexudāre
  3. English todayexude

Latin exudāre, exsudāre (“to sweat out”), from ex- (“out, out of”) + sudāre (“to sweat”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd-.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*sweyd- all →

sudatesudorific

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