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Where does “perméable” come from?

perméable (French) comes from Late Latin permeabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

perméable (French): permeable

Definitions

  1. permeable

Ancestry of “perméable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpermeabilispassable; permeable
2Latin-bilis-ble
3Proto-Italic-ðlis—
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “perméable”

  • impermeable
  • impermeably
  • impermeableness
  • imperméabiliser
  • imperméable
  • imperméablement
  • semiperméable
  • imperméabilisation
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