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Exclaim

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to cry out suddenly with strong emotion, such as surprise or excitement
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Stage 1 of 2
exclamare
Latin · ancient
"to shout out"
to shout out, from ex- (out) and clamare (to shout)
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Stage 2 of 2
exclaim
English · 1500s
"to cry out suddenly with strong emotion"
settled as the English word for crying out suddenly with strong emotion
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