Where does “exoterically” come from?
exoterically (English) comes from English exoteric, from French exotérique, from Latin exōtericus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτερικός, from Ancient Greek ἐξώτερος, from Ancient Greek ἔξω, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
exoterically (English): In an exoteric manner
Definitions
- In an exoteric manner
Ancestry of “exoterically”, step by step
exoterically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exoteric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exoteric | Suitable to be imparted to the public without... |
| 2 | French | exotérique | exoteric |
| 3 | Latin | exōtericus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐξωτερικός | external |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐξώτερος | outside |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔξω | out, out of; outside; without, except |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |