Where does “plausibiliteit” come from?
plausibiliteit (Dutch) comes from Dutch plausibel, from French plausible, from Latin plausibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
plausibiliteit (Dutch): plausibility
Definitions
- plausibility
Ancestry of “plausibiliteit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plausibel | plausible |
| 2 | French | plausible | plausible |
| 3 | Latin | plausibilis | plausible; praiseworthy; acceptable |
| 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;... |