Where does “docilis” come from?

docilis (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.

docilis (Latin): docile, teachable; manageable, tractable;...

Definitions

  1. docile, teachable; manageable, tractable;...

Ancestry of “docilis”, 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 “docilis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Proto-Italic -elis →
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