Where does “inhabile” come from?
inhabile (English) comes from Latin inhabilis, 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.
inhabile (English): Not apt or fit; inappropriate; unsuitable;...
Definitions
- Not apt or fit; inappropriate; unsuitable;...
Ancestry of “inhabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | inhabilis | unmanageable, unwieldy; unfit, incapable |
| 2 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |