exegetic

Questions

How do you pronounce exegetic?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛksəˈdʒɛdɪk/.

What does exegetic mean?

Of or pertaining to exegesis; exegetical; explanatory; interpretive.

Where does exegetic come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Ancient Greek ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai) Ancient Greek ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós)lbor. English exegetic Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós).

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