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Where does “exill” come from?

exill (Old French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “exill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexiliumAlternative form of exsilium; state of exile
2Latinexsiliumexile, banishment; place of exile, retreat;...
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “exill”

  • exil
  • xil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →