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Where does “exilic” come from?

Exilic derives from English exile plus the French suffix -ique, from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos and ser- meaning to connect or bind.

exilic (English): Of or pertaining to exile

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to exile

Ancestry of “exilic”, 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

Words derived from “exilic”

  • postexilic
  • exilically
  • pre-exilic
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