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Where does “-ebla” come from?

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

-ebla (Esperanto): shows possibility, like English -able, -ible

Definitions

  1. shows possibility, like English -able, -ible

Ancestry of “-ebla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ibilis-able; able or worthy to be
2Latin-bilis-ble
3Proto-Italic-ðlis—
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “-ebla”

  • malakceptebla
  • deĉifrebla
  • plejeble
  • memkomprenebla
  • komprenebla
  • ebli
  • aĉetebla
  • trinkebla
  • legebla
  • trovebla
  • kultivebla
  • akceptebla
  • nepriskribeble
  • trovebli
  • profitebla
  • uzebla
  • rekonebla
  • portebla
  • esperebla
  • aŭdeble
  • neklarigeble
  • akcepteble
  • rekoneble
  • eviteble
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