Where does “abil” come from?

abil (Basque) comes from Spanish hábil, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

abil (Basque): skillful, deft

Definitions

  1. skillful, deft

Ancestry of “abil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhábilsuitable, able; deft, skillful
2Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis
5Proto-Indo-European-elis
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin habilis
abil — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer