Where does “ex” come from?
ex (Latin) comes from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
ex (Latin): A name of the letter "X"; out of, from
Definitions
- A name of the letter "X"; out of, from
Ancestry of “ex”, step by step
ex traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin commūnicō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | commūnicō | to impart, share |
| 2 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 3 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Latin tempore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tempore | ablative singular of tempus |
| 2 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰs | out |