[ex.it] [L, he goes out, fr. exire to go out, fr. ex- + ire to go--more at issue] (1538)--used as a stage direction to specify who goes off stage
[2]exit n [L exitus, fr. exire] (1588) 1 [[1]exit]: a departure from a stage
2. a: the act of going out or going away b: death
3: a way out of an enclosed place or space
4: one of the designated points of departure from an expressway -- ex.it.less adj [3]exit vi (1607) 1: to go out or away: depart
2: die ~ vt: leave 3a