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Where does “antiexile” come from?

antiexile (English) comes from English exile, from Middle English exil, from Old French essil, from Latin exsilium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

antiexile (English): Opposing exile

Definitions

  1. Opposing exile

Ancestry of “antiexile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexileThe state of being banished from one's home or...
2Middle Englishexil—
3Old Frenchessilexile
4Latinexsiliumexile, banishment; place of exile, retreat;...
5Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →