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Where does “agilis” come from?

agilis (Latin) comes from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

agilis (Latin): That can be easily moved, easily movable; light;...

Definitions

  1. That can be easily moved, easily movable; light;...

Ancestry of “agilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ilis-ile
2Proto-Italic-elis—
3Proto-Indo-European-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “agilis”

  • agility
  • agile
  • agilely
  • agil
  • agileness
  • nonagile
  • unagile
  • agile gibbon
  • superagility
  • superagile
  • agiliter
  • agilitas
  • ágilmente
  • ágil
  • agilidad
  • agilità
  • agilmente
  • agile
  • agilité
  • agilement
  • agile
  • agil
  • agilidade
  • ágil
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