Where does “exōtericus” come from?

exōtericus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἐξωτερικός, from Ancient Greek ἐξώτερος, from Ancient Greek ἔξω, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “exōtericus”, step by step

exōtericus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἐξωτερικός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐξωτερικόςexternal
2Ancient Greekἐξώτεροςoutside
3Ancient Greekἔξωout, out of; outside; without, except
4Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Ancient Greek ἐξωτερῐκός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐξωτερῐκόςexternal; outside; exterior

Words derived from “exōtericus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Ancient Greek -ειδήςEvery word from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα