exit

Meanings

Noun

Verb

Origin

  • The noun is derived from Latin exitus, from exeō + -tus. Exeō is derived from ex- + eō (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-). The English word is cognate with Italian esito, Portuguese êxito, Spanish éxito. ejido.
  • The verb is derived from the noun.
  • Borrowed from Latin exit, the third-person singular present active indicative of exeō; see further at etymology 1 above.

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