English
exeunt
Exeunt comes from Latin exeunt ‘they leave’, and goes back to exeō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexeō‘leave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexeunt‘they leave’
- Englishearliest quotation 1589–1592same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexeō‘leave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexeunt‘they leave’
- Englishearliest quotation 1589–1592same form
Earliest quotation: 1589–1592, Christopher Marlowe, The Tragicall History of D. Faustus. […]: “Enter two Devils. Wagner. How now sir, will you…”
Linked words
through Latin exeō ‘leave’
Today it means
noun A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin exeō / exeunt