exégesis

exegesis

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 Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis)bor. Spanish exégesis Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis, “interpretation, explanation”).