Where does “sexile” come from?
sexile (English) comes from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr — to follow; to see; to say.
sexile (English): To banish somebody, usually one's roommate, from...
Definitions
- To banish somebody, usually one's roommate, from...
Ancestry of “sexile”, step by step
sexile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 2 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 3 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 4 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 5 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 6 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 7 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
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 |