Where does “volubleness” come from?
volubleness (English) comes from English voluble, from Middle French volubile, from Latin volūbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
volubleness (English): The quality of being voluble
Definitions
- The quality of being voluble
Ancestry of “volubleness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | voluble | Fluent or having a ready flow of speech;... |
| 2 | Middle French | volubile | inconstant, variable; changeable; movable; moving |
| 3 | Latin | volūbilis | — |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |