Where does “preferiblement” come from?
preferiblement (Catalan) comes from Catalan preferible, from Catalan -ible, from Latin -ibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
preferiblement (Catalan): preferably
Definitions
- preferably
Ancestry of “preferiblement”, step by step
preferiblement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan preferible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | preferible | preferable |
| 2 | Catalan | -ible | -ible, -able |
| 3 | Latin | -ibilis | -able; able or worthy to be |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |