entry
exit
/ˈɛksɪt/A departure; a way out
From Latin ex (out) + Latin ire (to go).
from Latin exit "he or she goes out," third person singular present indicative of exire "go out, go forth, depart,"
+1 more sourcefrom Latin exit "he or she goes out," third person singular present indicative of exire "go out, go forth, depart,"
+1 more sourcefrom Latin exit "he or she goes out," third person singular present indicative of exire "go out, go forth, depart,"
+1 more sourcefrom Latin exit "he or she goes out," third person singular present indicative of exire "go out, go forth, depart,"
+1 more sourcefrom Latin exit "he or she goes out," third person singular present indicative of exire "go out, go forth, depart,"
+1 more sourcefrom Latin exit "he or she goes out," third person singular present indicative of exire "go out, go forth, depart,"
+1 more sourceWord Ancestry
from Latin exit "he or she goes out," third person singular present indicative of exire "go out, go forth, depart,"
+1 more sourcefrom Latin exit "he or she goes out," third person singular present indicative of exire "go out, go forth, depart,"
+1 more sourcefrom Latin exit "he or she goes out," third person singular present indicative of exire "go out, go forth, depart,"
+1 more sourcefrom Latin exit "he or she goes out," third person singular present indicative of exire "go out, go forth, depart,"
+1 more sourcefrom Latin exit "he or she goes out," third person singular present indicative of exire "go out, go forth, depart,"
+1 more sourcefrom Latin exit "he or she goes out," third person singular present indicative of exire "go out, go forth, depart,"
+1 more sourceThis one walked into English wearing a little Roman stage costume. In Latin drama, exit was not a noun at all but a tiny scene direction: “he or she goes out.” Actors saw it in the margins, and the audience heard it in the action. Then English did what it loves to do and stole the word for the thing itself — a departure, then the doorway, then the verb for leaving fast. The fun part is that exit is really a marriage of ex- “out” and ire “to go,” so it shares family with plain old issues like issue and perish, words that all have motion baked into them. Next time you spot EXIT glowing above a door, imagine a Roman playwright whispering from 2,000 years ago: leave the stage, please, and make it quick.
The Story
This one walked into English wearing a little Roman stage costume. In Latin drama, exit was not a noun at all but a tiny scene direction: “he or she goes out.” Actors saw it in the margins, and the audience heard it in the action. Then English did what it loves to do and stole the word for the thing itself — a departure, then the doorway, then the verb for leaving fast. The fun part is that exit is really a marriage of ex- “out” and ire “to go,” so it shares family with plain old issues like issue and perish, words that all have motion baked into them. Next time you spot EXIT glowing above a door, imagine a Roman playwright whispering from 2,000 years ago: leave the stage, please, and make it quick.
Kin & Kindred
From 'ex'·out, out of
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From 'ire'·to go
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