Where does “postexilic” come from?
Postexilic derives from English exile combined with the English suffix -ic, from French -ique, Latin -icus, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.
postexilic (English): After an exile, especially the Biblical exile of...
Definitions
- After an exile, especially the Biblical exile of...
Ancestry of “postexilic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | — |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |