Where does “issue” come from?
issue (French) comes from French issu, from English issue, from Middle English issue, from Old French issue, from Old French issir, from Latin exeō, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō — to go.
issue (French): An exit, a way out; The final outcome or result;...
Definitions
- An exit, a way out; The final outcome or result;...
Ancestry of “issue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | issu | from, originating from |
| 2 | English | issue | The action or an instance of flowing or coming... |
| 3 | Middle English | issue | Exit, departure; the act of leaving or going out |
| 4 | Old French | issue | feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 5 | Old French | issir | to leave, to go out; to get out; to escape |
| 6 | Latin | exeō | to exit, depart, go forth, come forth |
| 7 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |