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Where does “exitial” come from?

exitial (English) comes from Latin exitialis, from Latin exitium, from Latin exeō, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

exitial (English): destructive; fatal

Definitions

  1. destructive; fatal

Ancestry of “exitial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexitialisdestructive; fatal, deadly
2Latinexitiumdestruction, ruin; beginner, novice
3Latinexeō—
4Latineō—
5Proto-ItaliceōI go
6Proto-Italicejō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →