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Where does “plausibleness” come from?

plausibleness (English) comes from English plausible, from Latin plausibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

plausibleness (English): The state or quality of being plausible

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being plausible

Ancestry of “plausibleness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplausibleSeemingly or apparently valid, likely, or...
2Latinplausibilisplausible; praiseworthy; acceptable
3Latin-bilis-ble
4Proto-Italic-ðlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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