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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

  1. Not apt or fit; inappropriate; unsuitable;...

Ancestry of “inhabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininhabilisunmanageable, unwieldy; unfit, incapable
2Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →