Etymology of the English word exuberant
the English word
exuberantderived from the Old French word
exuberantderived from the Latin word
exuberansderived from the Latin word
exuberare (surge or gush up; be abundant, be fruitful)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
uberarederived from the Latin word
uber (breast, teat; udder; fertile, rich, abundant)
Date
The earliest known usage of exuberant in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
