## Etymology
From exhibitionist + -ic, from exhibition, from Latin exhibitio, from exhibere ('to hold forth, present'), from ex- ('out') + habere ('to hold').

## AI Etymology
Exhibitionistic comes from exhibitionist + -ic, from exhibition, from Latin exhibitio, from exhibere ('to hold forth, present'), from ex- ('out') + habere ('to hold'). Morphologically, the account is both compositional and suffixal: ex- and -ic marks the visible structure by which the older base becomes the modern form. In present use, it is used as an adjective meaning "characterized by a desire to show off or attract attention", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as exhibitionism, exhibitionist, and exhibit, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Latin exhibere and Latin habere, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance.

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