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
- An exit or way out; The process of exiting or...
Ancestry of “egress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | egredior | I go or come out or forth; march or step out; I... |
| 2 | Latin | gradior | I step, walk; I advance, go |
| 3 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |