English
Exeter
Exeter comes from Middle English Excestre.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Excestre
- EnglishtodayExeter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Excestre
- EnglishtodayExeter
A compound of Exanceaster + ċeaster ‘fortified town’
Latin *ḱes- ‘to cut, cut off, separate’
Proto-Italic *kastrom ‘part, share of something’
Latin castrum ‘fort, castle’
Latin castra ‘camp’
Old English ċeaster ‘fortified town’
Every English word from Middle English Excestre
Today it means
name A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England (OS grid ref SX9292).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Excestre / Exeter