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Where does “eksotisk” come from?

eksotisk (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός, from Ancient Greek ἔξω, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

eksotisk (Danish): exotic

Definitions

  1. exotic

Ancestry of “eksotisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐξωτικόςforeign, outlying, alien; uninitiated
2Ancient Greekἔξωout, out of; outside; without, except
3Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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