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Where does “notability” come from?

notability (English) comes from English notable, from Middle English notable, from Anglo-Norman notable, from Latin notabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

notability (English): The quality or state of being notable or eminent;...

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being notable or eminent;...

Ancestry of “notability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnotableWorthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or...
2Middle Englishnotable—
3Anglo-Normannotable—
4Latinnotabilisnotable, remarkable, extraordinary, memorable
5Latin-bilis-ble
6Proto-Italic-ðlis—
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
8Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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