exclaim

/ɪkskˈleɪm/iks-KLAYM

/ɪkskˈleɪm/iks-KLAYM

Meaningto cry out

Common meaning: to call out suddenly, from surprise or strong feeling

exout
claimto shout, call outLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 348 · scan

‘out’ + ‘to shout, call out’ → exclaim

Journey through time

Latinclāmō, clāmāre‘to shout, call out’
Old Frenchexclamersource
Englishexclaim‘to call out suddenly, from surprise or strong feeling’ · today

ex- also in: exit exact exalt exert expel

claim also in: declaim disclaim clamorous acclamation

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin clāmō ‘to shout, call out’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry clāmō, p. 348 · dictionary scan

Roots

clāmō, clāmāre Latin “to shout, call out”

Related words

acclamation clamorous declaim disclaim proclaim

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