English
exanthem
Exanthem comes from Ancient Greek ἐξάνθημα.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐξάνθημαexánthēma
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexanthema
- Englishtodayexanthem
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐξάνθημαexánthēma
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexanthema
- Englishtodayexanthem
A compound of ἐξ + ἄνθος ‘flower’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs ‘out of’
Proto-Hellenic *eks
Ancient Greek ἐκ ‘Out of, from’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂endʰ- ‘to bloom’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos ‘bloom’
Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos ‘flower, blossom’
Ancient Greek ἄνθος ‘flower’
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐξάνθημα
Today it means
noun A widespread rash usually occurring in children.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐξάνθημα / exanthem