Where does “effably” come from?
effably (English) comes from English effable, from English eff, from English ineffable, from Middle French ineffable, from Latin ineffābilis, from Latin effabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
effably (English): In an effable way
Definitions
- In an effable way
Ancestry of “effably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | effable | Able to be spoken of; able to be expressed;... |
| 2 | English | eff | Fuck |
| 3 | English | ineffable | Beyond expression in words; unspeakable;... |
| 4 | Middle French | ineffable | ineffable |
| 5 | Latin | ineffābilis | unutterable, unpronounceable |
| 6 | Latin | effabilis | utterable |
| 7 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |