Where does “exergual” come from?
exergual (English) comes from English exergue, from French exergue, from Latin exergum, 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.
exergual (English): Relating to the exergue
Definitions
- Relating to the exergue
Ancestry of “exergual”, step by step
exergual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exergue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exergue | A space beneath the main design on a coin or... |
| 2 | French | exergue | exergue; inscription; epigraph |
| 3 | Latin | exergum | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐξ | Alternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὕπνος | Hypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | húpnos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |