Where does “indivertible” come from?
indivertible (English) comes from English divertible, from English divertable, from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
indivertible (English): Not to be diverted or turned aside
Definitions
- Not to be diverted or turned aside
Ancestry of “indivertible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | divertible | Alternative form of divertable |
| 2 | English | divertable | Capable of being diverted |
| 3 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 4 | Middle English | able | — |
| 5 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 6 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 7 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |