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Where does “excita” come from?

excita (Romanian) comes from French exciter, from Latin excitō, from Latin excieo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — resin.

excita (Romanian): to excite; to arouse

Definitions

  1. to excite; to arouse

Ancestry of “excita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexciterto excite
2Latinexcitō—
3LatinexcieoAlternative form of exciō; call out, arouse,...
4Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
5LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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