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Where does “essil” come from?

essil (Old French) comes 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.

essil (Old French): exile

Definitions

  1. exile

Ancestry of “essil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsiliumexile, banishment; place of exile, retreat;...
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “essil”

  • exile
  • exilic
  • postexilic
  • exilian
  • exilarch
  • postexilian
  • exiler
  • postexile
  • antiexile
  • exilarchy
  • pre-exilic
  • exilically
  • exilable
  • exileth
  • exilest
  • exil
  • exil
  • xil
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