Where does “inhabitability” come from?
inhabitability (English) comes from English ability, from Middle English abilite, from Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
inhabitability (English): The quality of being inhabitable
Definitions
- The quality of being inhabitable
Ancestry of “inhabitability”, step by step
inhabitability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English inhabit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inhabit | To live or reside in; To be present in; to occupy |
| 2 | Old French | enhabiter | to inhabit; to live in; to reside in |
| 3 | Latin | inhabito | I dwell in, occupy or inhabit; I wear |
| 4 | Latin | habitō | to reside, inhabit, remain, dwell, live |
| 5 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |