Exust
/ɪɡˈzʌst/noun
Burned up or completely consumed by fire.
Did you know?Exust comes from the same Latin burning vocabulary that produced the scientific term “ustion,” used for burning or cauterization.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*eus-
“To burn or kindle”
Classical Latin
Latin
ūrere
“To burn”
Classical Latin
Latin
exūrere
“To burn out or consume completely”
Classical Latin
Latin
exustus
“Burned up; consumed by fire”
Middle English
English
exust
“Burned or scorched”
Modern English
English
exust
“Burned up; consumed by fire, chiefly archaic”