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Where does “spoilability” come from?

spoilability (English) comes from English -ability, from Middle English -ablete, from Middle French -ableté, from Latin -abilitas, from Latin -ibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

spoilability (English): The quality of being spoilable

Definitions

  1. The quality of being spoilable

Ancestry of “spoilability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-abilityability, inclination or suitability for a...
2Middle English-ablete—
3Middle French-ableté—
4Latin-abilitas—
5Latin-ibilis-able; able or worthy to be
6Latin-bilis-ble
7Proto-Italic-ðlis—
8Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
9Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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