Where does “Dexit” come from?
Dexit (Danish) comes from English Pokédex, from English index, from Latin index, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Dexit (Danish): The hypothetical withdrawal of Denmark from the European Union
Definitions
- The hypothetical withdrawal of Denmark from the European Union
Ancestry of “Dexit”, step by step
Dexit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pokédex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pokédex | A fictional electronic encyclopedia with information about Pokémon |
| 2 | English | index | An alphabetical listing of items and their... |
| 3 | Latin | index | A pointer, indicator; The index finger,... |
| 4 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English exit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exit | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a... |
| 2 | Latin | exit | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | exeō | to exit, depart, go forth, come forth |
| 4 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |