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Where does “pre-exilic” come from?

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

pre-exilic (English): From the time before the Jewish exile to Babylon...

Definitions

  1. From the time before the Jewish exile to Babylon...

Ancestry of “pre-exilic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexilicOf or pertaining to exile
2EnglishexileThe state of being banished from one's home or...
3Middle Englishexil—
4Old Frenchessilexile
5Latinexsiliumexile, banishment; place of exile, retreat;...
6Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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