Etymology of the English word exotica
the English word
exoticaderived from the Latin word
exoticaderived from the Latin word
exoticus (foreign, outlandish, exotic)
derived from the Greek word
exotikos, ἐξωτικός
derived from the Greek word
exo, ἔξω
derived from the Greek word
hex, ἕξ (out)
Date
The earliest known usage of exotica in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
