The word Lycan comes from Lycaon In Greek mythology, Lycaon was a king of Arcadia, son of Pelasgus and Meliboea, who in the most popular version of the myth tested Zeus by serving him a dish of his slaughtered and dismembered son in order to see whether Zeus was truly omniscient. In return for these gruesome deeds Zeus transformed Lycaon into the form of a wolf, and killed Lycaon's fifty sons ...
Word History Etymology Noun Middle English exil, from Anglo-French essil, exil, from Latin exilium, from exul, exsul an exile
Other Word Forms exilable adjective exiler noun exilic adjective quasi-exiled adjective unexiled adjective Etymology Origin of exile First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English exil “banishment,” from Latin ex (s)ilium, equivalent to exsul “banished person” + -ium -ium
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EXILE definition: 1. the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc…. Learn more.
- to separate from country, home, etc. [1250–1300; Middle English exil banishment < Latin ex (s)ilium = exsul banished person + -ium -ium 1] ex′il a ble, adj.
English Etymology From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).
exile in American English (ˈɛkˌsaɪl , ˈɛɡˌzaɪl ) noun Origin: ME & OFr exil < L exilium < exul, an exile, one banished < ex-, out + IE base * al-, to wander aimlessly > Gr alaomai, I wander, am banished