Where does “explicably” come from?
explicably (English) comes from English explicable, from Latin explicabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
explicably (English): In a way that can be explained
Definitions
- In a way that can be explained
Ancestry of “explicably”, step by step
explicably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English explicable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | explicable | Able to be explained |
| 2 | Latin | explicabilis | that may be explained, explicable, explainable |
| 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;... |