Where does “habilitate” come from?
habilitate (English) comes from Latin habilitatus, from Latin habilito, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
habilitate (English): Qualified or entitled; To enable one to function...
Definitions
- Qualified or entitled; To enable one to function...
Ancestry of “habilitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | habilitatus | |
| 2 | Latin | habilito | I habilitate; I enable, I make able; I empower |
| 3 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “habilitate”