myEtymology.com: English etymology of exit

Etymology of the English word exit

the English word exit

derived from the Latin word exitus (exit, departure; end)

derived from the Latin word exire (come, go, sail; discharge; rise; become visible)

derived from the Latin word ire (to go; go, walk; march)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ei-

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

The earliest known usage of exit in English dates from the 17th century.

German Exitus

Word found in Modern English