English
exitial
Exitial comes from Latin exitialis ‘destructive’, from exitium ‘a going out’, and ultimately from exeō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexeō‘to go out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexitium‘a going out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexitialis‘destructive’
- Englishearliest quotation 1672exitial
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexeō‘to go out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexitium‘a going out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexitialis‘destructive’
- Englishearliest quotation 1672exitial
Earliest quotation: 1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus: “exitial fevers”.
Linked words
through Latin exeō ‘to go out’
Today it means
adj destructive; fatal
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin exeō / exitial