Where does “exhausture” come from?
exhausture (English) comes from English ure, from Middle English ure, from Old French uevre, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
exhausture (English): exhaustion
Definitions
- exhaustion
Ancestry of “exhausture”, step by step
exhausture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ure | use, practise, exercise; To use; to exercise; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | ure | Alternative form of oure |
| 3 | Old French | uevre | a work |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via English exhaust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exhaust | To draw or let out wholly; to drain off... |
| 2 | Latin | exhaustus | drawn out, exhausted, drained off, emptied,... |
| 3 | Latin | exhaurio | I draw out, empty by drawing, exhaust, drain off,... |
| 4 | Latin | hauriō | to draw (especially water), drain |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | auzjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |