Etymology

post-Brexit

Today it means: Referring to the time after the UK leaves the EU. Full definition →

English Brexit ← Middle English exit ← Latin exitus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Ancient GreekΒρεττᾰνός (Brettănós)
  8. Ancient GreekΒρεττανία (Brettanía)
  9. LatinBritannia
  10. Anglo-NormanBritaine
  11. Middle EnglishBritayne
  12. EnglishBritain
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  15. Proto-Italic*eks
  16. Latinex
  17. Latinex-
  18. Latineō
  19. Latinexeō
  20. Latinexitus
  21. Middle Englishexit
  22. Englishexit
  23. EnglishBrexit
  24. English todaypost-Brexit

From post- + Brexit.

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