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
- Of or pertaining to exile
Ancestry of “exilic”, step by step
exilic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exile | The state of being banished from one's home or... |
| 2 | Middle English | exil | — |
| 3 | Old French | essil | exile |
| 4 | Latin | exsilium | exile, banishment; place of exile, retreat;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |