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Where does “exegetic” come from?

exegetic (English) comes from French exégétique, from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐξηγέομαι, from Ancient Greek ἐξ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s — to sleep.

exegetic (English): Of or pertaining to exegesis; explanatory

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to exegesis; explanatory

Ancestry of “exegetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexégétiqueexegetical
2Ancient Greekἐξηγητικός—
3Ancient GreekἐξηγέομαιI lead; I lead or govern; I dictate
4Ancient GreekἐξAlternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of
5Ancient GreekὝπνος—
6Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “exegetic”

  • exegetically
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →