Where does “Exodus” come from?
Exodus (German) comes from Middle High German Exodus, from Latin exodus, from Koine Greek Ἔξοδος, from Ancient Greek Ἔξοδος, from Ancient Greek ὁδός, from Proto-Hellenic *hodós.
Exodus (German): exodus
Ancestry of “Exodus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | Exodus | — |
| 2 | Latin | exodus | — |
| 3 | Koine Greek | Ἔξοδος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἔξοδος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὁδός | threshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *hodós | — |