Where does “exord” come from?

exord (English) comes from Latin exordium, from Latin exōrdior, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

exord (English): A preface or prefatory passage

Definitions

  1. A preface or prefatory passage

Ancestry of “exord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexordiumbeginning, commencement; introduction, preface;...
2Latinexōrdiorto begin, commence (originally in weaving)
3Latinēx-out, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Latin exōrdior →