Where does “exclaim” come from?
Exclaim comes from Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclamo, derived from Latin clamo meaning to shout, with the prefix ex-.
exclaim (English): To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion; To...
Definitions
- To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion; To...
Ancestry of “exclaim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | exclamer | — |
| 2 | Latin | exclāmō | to exclaim or shout, cry or call out |
| 3 | Latin | clāmō | to cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
Words derived from “exclaim”