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Where does “inhibitable” come from?

inhibitable (English) comes from English inhibit, from Latin inhibitus, from Latin inhibeō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inhibitable (English): Capable of being inhibited

Definitions

  1. Capable of being inhibited

Ancestry of “inhibitable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinhibitTo hold in or hold back; to keep in check;...
2Latininhibitusrestrained, inhibited
3Latininhibeō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inhibitable”

  • uninhibitable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →