egress

Where does the word "egress" come from? It comes from Latin egredi, passing through Latin before entering English (1500s).

Egress’s story begins in Latin: egredi meant “to go out.” To go out, from ex- (out) and gradi (to step, to walk). Within Latin, it grew into egressus by ancient. A going out, an exit, from egredi. It reached English by 1500s as egress. Settled as the English word for the act of going out, or an exit. Today, egress means the action of going out or leaving a place, or a way out.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient egredi "to go out", to go out, from ex- (out) and gradi (to step, to walk).
2. Stage 2 · Latin · ancient egressus "a going out, an exit", a going out, an exit, from egredi.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1500s egress "the act of exiting, or a way out", settled as the English word for the act of going out, or an exit.