Where does “inhabile” come from?
inhabile (French) comes from French habile, from Old French habile, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
inhabile (French): unskilful; maladroit
Ancestry of “inhabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | habile | adroit, skillful; slick, nifty |
| 2 | Old French | habile | — |
| 3 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “inhabile”