Etymology of the French word exotique
the French word
exotiquederived 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 exotique in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
exotisme,
exotiquementCognates
Dutch
exotisch, English
exotic, German
exotisch, Norwegian
eksotisk, Spanish
exótico, Swedish
exotisk
