Where does “inequable” come from?
inequable (English) comes from English equable, from Latin aequābilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
inequable (English): Not equable; unequable
Definitions
- Not equable; unequable
Ancestry of “inequable”, step by step
inequable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English equable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equable | Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform;... |
| 2 | Latin | aequābilis | equal, similar, like |
| 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;... |