Where does “exitar” come from?

exitar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese êxito, from Latin exītus, from Latin exeō, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

exitar (Portuguese): to succeed

Definitions

  1. to succeed

Ancestry of “exitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseêxitoresult, end, consequence, effect; success
2Latinexītusa departure, a going out
3Latinexeōto exit, depart, go forth, come forth
4Latinto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
5Proto-ItalicI go
6Proto-Italicejō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Proto-Italic ejō