exilic etymology

English word exilic comes from English exile, English -ic

Detailed word origin of exilic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
exile English (eng) (transitive) To send into exile. (countable) Someone who is banished from their home or country.. (uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.
-ic English (eng) (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).. Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
exilic English (eng) Of or pertaining to exile.

Words with the same origin as exilic

Descendants of exile
exilable exilarchy exilian
Descendants of -ic
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