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Where does “habila” come from?

habila (Ido) comes 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.

habila (Ido): clever, skillful / skilful, adroit

Definitions

  1. clever, skillful / skilful, adroit

Ancestry of “habila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “habila”

  • habileso
  • nehabila
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