Where does “dubitably” come from?
dubitably (English) comes from English dubitable, from Latin dubitabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
dubitably (English): doubtfully
Definitions
- doubtfully
Ancestry of “dubitably”, step by step
dubitably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dubitable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dubitable | Capable of being doubted; susceptible of being... |
| 2 | Latin | dubitabilis | doubtful |
| 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;... |