[1350–1400; ME exequies (pl.) ‹ ML, L exequiae lit., train of followers, equiv. to ex- ex-1 + sequ(ī) to follow) + -iae, fem. pl. n. suffix]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: absolute, flash, index, kick, trainex- is a prefix meaning “out of,” “from,” and hence “utterly,” “thoroughly,” and sometimesimparting a privative or negative force or indicating a former title, status, etc.;freely used as an English formative. Other words that use the affix ex- include: ex-member, ex-wife, exstipulate, exterritorial