Where does “issue” come from?
Issue derives from Middle English issue, from Old French issue, the feminine past participle of issir meaning "to go out," from Latin exīre, composed of ex- meaning "out" and īre meaning "to go."
issue (English): The action or an instance of flowing or coming...
Definitions
- The action or an instance of flowing or coming...
Ancestry of “issue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | issue | — |
| 2 | Old French | issue | feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 3 | Old French | issir | to leave, to go out; to get out; to escape |
| 4 | Latin | exeō | — |
| 5 | Latin | eō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
Words derived from “issue”