Where does “possiblement” come from?
possiblement (Catalan) comes from Catalan possible, from Latin possibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
possiblement (Catalan): possibly
Definitions
- possibly
Ancestry of “possiblement”, step by step
possiblement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan possible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | possible | possible |
| 2 | Latin | possibilis | possible, that may exist, that may be done |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |