Where does “exordium” come from?

exordium (Dutch) comes from Latin exordium, from Latin exōrdior, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

exordium (Dutch): introduction, preface

Definitions

  1. introduction, preface

Ancestry of “exordium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexordiumbeginning, commencement; introduction, preface;...
2Latinexōrdiorto begin, commence (originally in weaving)
3Latinēx-out, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Latin exōrdior →
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