English
exitless
Exitless comes from Latin exitus, from exeō ‘to exit, depart, go forth, come forth’, and ultimately from eō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexeō‘to exit, depart, go forth, come forth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexitus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500exit
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayexitless
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexeō‘to exit, depart, go forth, come forth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexitus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500exit
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayexitless
A compound of exit + -less
Latin eō ‘to go’
Latin exeō ‘to depart, exit’
Latin exitus ‘departure, going out’
Middle English exit
English exit
Linked words
through Latin eō
initial, transition, ambitious, ambition, ambient, trance, transient, obituary, eyre, sedition, ambiance, transitive, transitory, seditious, praetorian, praetor, ambit, obit, 24 more
through Latin exeō ‘to exit, depart, go forth, come forth’
Today it means
adj Having no exit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin eō / exitless