Where does “nonagile” come from?
nonagile (English) comes from English agile, from Latin agilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
nonagile (English): Not agile; not using, or relating to, Agile...
Definitions
- Not agile; not using, or relating to, Agile...
Ancestry of “nonagile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | agile | Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs;... |
| 2 | Latin | agilis | That can be easily moved, easily movable; light;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |