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Where does “-ile” come from?

-ile (French) comes from Latin -ile — Forming names of enclosures for animals; more...

Ancestry of “-ile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ileForming names of enclosures for animals; more...

Words derived from “-ile”

  • erectile
  • contractile
  • noncontractile
  • hypercontractile
  • erectility
  • anticontractile
  • vasocontractile
  • nonerectile
  • electrocontractile
  • supercontractile
  • érectilité
  • contractile
  • érectile
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