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Where does “exude” come from?

Exude comes from Latin exudare, formed from the prefix ex- meaning "out" and the root ex meaning "to go," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

exude (English): To discharge through pores or incisions, as...

Definitions

  1. To discharge through pores or incisions, as...

Ancestry of “exude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexudare—
2Latinsūdāre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēyd-—

Words derived from “exude”

  • exudation
  • exudate
  • exuder
  • exudeth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēyd- →