Where does “egress” come from?

Egress comes from Latin egressum, the past participle of egredi (to go out), formed from ex- (out) and a root deriving from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- (to go).

egress (English): An exit or way out; The process of exiting or...

Definitions

  1. An exit or way out; The process of exiting or...

Ancestry of “egress”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinegrediorI go or come out or forth; march or step out; I...
2LatingradiorI step, walk; I advance, go
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →