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Where does “desiderabile” come from?

desiderabile (Italian) comes from Latin desiderabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

desiderabile (Italian): desirable; advisable

Definitions

  1. desirable; advisable

Ancestry of “desiderabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindesiderabilisdesirable, wanted; missed; regretted
2Latin-bilis-ble
3Proto-Italic-ðlis—
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “desiderabile”

  • indesiderabile
  • indesiderabilità
  • desiderabilità
  • desiderabilmente
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