Where does “exordium” come from?

exordium (Latin) comes from Latin exōrdior, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

exordium (Latin): beginning, commencement; introduction, preface;...

Definitions

  1. beginning, commencement; introduction, preface;...

Ancestry of “exordium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexōrdiorto begin, commence (originally in weaving)
2Latinēx-out, away
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “exordium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Latin exōrdior →