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Where does “regible” come from?

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

regible (English): That may be ruled; governable, tractable

Definitions

  1. That may be ruled; governable, tractable

Ancestry of “regible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregibilisthat may be ruled, governable, tractable, regible
2Latin-bilis-ble
3Proto-Italic-ðlis—
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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