Etymology of the English word exothermic
the English word
exothermicderived from the French word
exothermiqueusing the French prefix
exo-derived from the French word
thermiquederived from the Greek word
thermos, θέρμος, ϑερμός, ϑέρμος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷher-derived from the Greek word
therme, θέρμη (warmth)
derived from the Greek word
thermos, θέρμος, ϑερμός, ϑέρμος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷher-using the English prefix
exo-derived from the Greek word
exo, ἔξω
derived from the Greek word
hex, ἕξ (out)
derived from the English word
thermicUsage
Word found in Modern English