Where does “mémorable” come from?
mémorable (French) comes from Middle French mémorable, from Latin memorabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
mémorable (French): memorable
Definitions
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Ancestry of “mémorable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | mémorable | — |
| 2 | Latin | memorabilis | something memorable or remarkable, unforgettable |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |