Where does “exoticize” come from?
exoticize (English) comes from English exotic, from Middle French exotique, from Latin exōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός, from Ancient Greek ἔξω, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
exoticize (English): To make seem to be exotic
Definitions
- To make seem to be exotic
Ancestry of “exoticize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | exotic | Foreign, especially in an exciting way;... |
| 2 | Middle French | exotique | — |
| 3 | Latin | exōticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐξωτικός | foreign, outlying, alien; uninitiated |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔξω | out, out of; outside; without, except |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
Words derived from “exoticize”