Where does “possybyl” come from?
possybyl (Cornish) comes from English possible, from Middle English possible, from Old French 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;...
possybyl (Cornish): possible
Definitions
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Ancestry of “possybyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | possible | Able but not certain to happen; neither... |
| 2 | Middle English | possible | — |
| 3 | Old French | possible | — |
| 4 | Latin | possibilis | possible, that may exist, that may be done |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |