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

  1. Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable;...

Ancestry of “nubile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnubilenubile
2Latinnubilismarriageable; dative masculine plural of nūbilus;...
3Latinnūbōto get married to, marry, wed
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneubho-to marry, to wed

Words derived from “nubile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneubho- →Every word from Latin nūbō →Every word from Latin nubilis →