Where does “preexilian” come from?
preexilian (English) comes from English exilian, 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.
preexilian (English): Before an exile, especially the Biblical exile of the Jews
Definitions
- Before an exile, especially the Biblical exile of the Jews
Ancestry of “preexilian”, step by step
preexilian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exilian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exilian | Having the characteristics of exile |
| 2 | English | exile | The state of being banished from one's home or... |
| 3 | Middle English | exil | — |
| 4 | Old French | essil | exile |
| 5 | Latin | exsilium | exile, banishment; place of exile, retreat;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |