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Where does “instabile” come from?

instabile (Italian) comes from Latin instabilis, from Latin stabilis, from Latin stare, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

instabile (Italian): unstable, unsteady, precarious, unreliable;...

Definitions

  1. unstable, unsteady, precarious, unreliable;...

Ancestry of “instabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininstabilisunsteady, unstable, shaky; inconstant,...
2LatinstabilisThat stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,...
3Latinstarepresent active infinitive of stō; stand; to be
4LatinstoI stand; I stay, remain; I am
5Proto-Italicstaēōstand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “instabile”

  • instabilmente
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