Where does “exile” come from?
Exile comes from Middle English exil, from Old French essil, from Latin exsilium, derived from Latin exsul meaning "banished person," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ser- meaning "to separate."
exile (English): The state of being banished from one's home or...
Definitions
- The state of being banished from one's home or...
Ancestry of “exile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | exil | — |
| 2 | Old French | essil | exile |
| 3 | Latin | exsilium | exile, banishment; place of exile, retreat;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |