English
egress
Egress comes from Latin ēgressus, and goes back to gressus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgressus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēgressus
- Englishearliest quotation 1667egress
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgressus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēgressus
- Englishearliest quotation 1667egress
Earliest quotation: 1667, John Milton, Book II: “Gates of burning adamant, / Barred over us, prohibit…”
Every English word from Latin gressus
Another origin of egress
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēgressum
- Englishtodayegress
Today it means
noun An exit or way out.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin gressus / egress