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
- The state or quality of being plausible
Ancestry of “plausibleness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plausible | Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or... |
| 2 | Latin | plausibilis | plausible; praiseworthy; acceptable |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |