Where does “nonexotic” come from?
nonexotic (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;...
nonexotic (English): Not exotic
Definitions
- Not exotic
Ancestry of “nonexotic”, step by step
nonexotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exotic | Foreign, especially in an exciting way;... |
| 2 | Middle French | exotique | — |
| 3 | Latin | exōticus | foreign, exotic |
| 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;... |