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Where does “exhortans” come from?

exhortans (Latin) comes from Latin exhortor, from Latin hortor, from Latin horior, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

exhortans (Latin): exhorting, encouraging; stimulating, exciting

Definitions

  1. exhorting, encouraging; stimulating, exciting

Ancestry of “exhortans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexhortorI exhort, encourage; I stimulate, excite
2LatinhortorI encourage, exhort, urge
3LatinhoriorI encourage, urge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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