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Exodus
Exodus comes from Ancient Greek Ἔξοδος ‘departure’, and goes back to ὁδός ‘path, road’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁδόςhodós‘path, road’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἜξοδοςÉxodos‘departure’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEExodus
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁδόςhodós‘path, road’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἜξοδοςÉxodos‘departure’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEExodus
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
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through Ancient Greek ὁδός ‘path, road’
Today it means
name The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὁδός / Exodus