Where does “exotericus” come from?
exotericus (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 “exotericus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐξωτερικός | external |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐξώτερος | outside |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔξω | out, out of; outside; without, except |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |