Where does “exotism” come from?

exotism (Romanian) comes from French exotisme, from French exotique, from Middle French exotique, from Latin exōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός, from Ancient Greek ἔξω, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

exotism (Romanian): exoticism

Definitions

exoticism

Ancestry of “exotism”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	exotisme	exoticism
2	French	exotique	exotic
3	Middle French	exotique	—
4	Latin	exōticus	foreign, exotic
5	Ancient Greek	ἐξωτικός	foreign, outlying, alien; uninitiated
6	Ancient Greek	ἔξω	out, out of; outside; without, except
7	Ancient Greek	σφαῖρα	ball, globe, sphere
8	Ancient Greek	-ειδής	like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
9	Ancient Greek	-ής	adjective suffix
10	Proto-Indo-European	-ēs	Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
11	Proto-Indo-European	-ess	—
12	Proto-Indo-European	-os	Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ειδής →Every word from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα →