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Where does “detestabilis” come from?

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

detestabilis (Latin): execrable, abominable, detestable

Definitions

  1. execrable, abominable, detestable

Ancestry of “detestabilis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “detestabilis”

  • detestable
  • detestably
  • detestableness
  • undetestable
  • detestable
  • detestabilmente
  • detestabile
  • détestable
  • détestablement
  • detestable
  • détestable
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