Where does “exegetisch” come from?
exegetisch (German) comes from French exégétique, from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐξηγέομαι, 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 — to sleep.
exegetisch (German): exegetic
Definitions
- exegetic
Ancestry of “exegetisch”, step by step
exegetisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French exégétique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | exégétique | exegetical |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐξηγητικός | interpretational |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐξηγέομαι | I lead; I lead or govern; I dictate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐξ | Alternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὕπνος | Hypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | húpnos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |