English
exhibitory
Exhibitory comes from Latin exhibitorius.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexhibitorius
- Englishearliest quotation 1780exhibitory
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexhibitorius
- Englishearliest quotation 1780exhibitory
Earliest quotation: 1780, Thomas Warton: “In an exhibitory bill, or schedule, of expences for…”
The story
Latin exhibitorius relating to giving up: compare French exhibitoire exhibiting.
Every English word from Latin exhibitorius
Today it means
adj exhibiting; publicly showing
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin exhibitorius / exhibitory