Where does “exil” come from?
exil (French) comes from Old French eissil, from Latin exilium, from Latin exsilium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
exil (French): exile
Definitions
- exile
Ancestry of “exil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | eissil | — |
| 2 | Latin | exilium | Alternative form of exsilium; state of exile |
| 3 | Latin | exsilium | exile, banishment; place of exile, retreat;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |