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Where does “-evole” come from?

-evole (Italian) 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;...

-evole (Italian): -y, -ery, -able, -ible; used to form adjectives...

Definitions

  1. -y, -ery, -able, -ible; used to form adjectives...

Ancestry of “-evole”, 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 “-evole”

  • abbocchevole
  • stanchevole
  • convenevole
  • convenevolezza
  • commiserevole
  • commiserevolmente
  • antisdrucciolevole
  • dispiacevole
  • colpevolezza
  • cedevole
  • cedevolezza
  • precipitevolmente
  • abbondevole
  • colpevolissimo
  • biasimevole
  • biasimevolmente
  • aborrevole
  • accettevolmente
  • affannevole
  • ingannevole
  • ingannevolmente
  • spregevole
  • spregevolmente
  • allettevole
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