Where does “Grexit” come from?
Grexit (English) comes from English Greece, from Middle English Grece, from Old French gré, from Latin grātum, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.
Grexit (English): The potential withdrawal of Greece from the...
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- The potential withdrawal of Greece from the...
Ancestry of “Grexit”, step by step
Grexit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Greece
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Greece | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Grece | A step; a part of a staircase or set of stairs |
| 3 | Old French | gré | pleasure, goodwill; will; step |
| 4 | Latin | grātum | — |
| 5 | Latin | grātus | pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | grātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥Htós | praised |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |
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 |