Where does “nubile” come from?
Nubile comes from French nubile, from Latin nubilis meaning "marriageable," derived from the Proto-Indo-European root sneubho- meaning "to marry" combined with the suffix -bilis.
nubile (English): Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable;...
Definitions
- Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable;...
Ancestry of “nubile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nubile | nubile |
| 2 | Latin | nubilis | marriageable; dative masculine plural of nūbilus;... |
| 3 | Latin | nūbō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sneubho- | to marry, to wed |
Words derived from “nubile”