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To: DouglasKC
“Exodus in English derives from the Latin and means simply “to exit”

Greek. it means The way out, or the way forth. “Eks odus.”

13 posted on 07/19/2008 5:12:09 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
“Exodus in English derives from the Latin and means simply “to exit” Greek. it means The way out, or the way forth. “Eks odus.”

Both, it seems. Adapted into English from Latin which was from greek.

From answers.com:

[Late Latin, from Greek exodos : ex-, out; see exo– + hodos, way, journey.]

16 posted on 07/19/2008 5:17:58 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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