Where does “exergue” come from?

exergue (French) comes from Latin exergum, from Ancient Greek ἐξ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

exergue (French): exergue; inscription; epigraph

Definitions

  1. exergue; inscription; epigraph

Ancestry of “exergue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexergum—
2Ancient GreekἐξAlternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of
3Ancient GreekὝπνοςHypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep
4Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “exergue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European supnós →
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