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Where does “exubérance” come from?

exubérance (French) comes from Latin exuberantia, from Latin exuberare, from Latin exubero, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

exubérance (French): exuberance

Definitions

  1. exuberance

Ancestry of “exubérance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexuberantianominative neuter plural of exūberāns; accusative...
2Latinexuberarepresent active infinitive of exūberō;...
3LatinexuberoI abound or flourish; am abundant or fruitful
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicō—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “exubérance”

  • exuberance
  • overexuberance
  • hyperexuberance
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