Where does “exhibitionize” come from?

exhibitionize (English) comes from English exhibition, from Old French exhibicion, from Latin exhibitio, from Latin exhibeō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

exhibitionize (English): To make an exhibition or display (of); to show off

Definitions

  1. To make an exhibition or display (of); to show off

Ancestry of “exhibitionize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexhibitionAn instance of exhibiting, or something...
2Old Frenchexhibicionexhibition
3Latinexhibitiodisplay, exhibition; example; production,...
4Latinexhibeōto hold forth, present, show, exhibit, display, reveal
5LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
6Latincommūnicōto impart, share
7Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
8Old Latincom(m)oinis
9Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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