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Where does “inhabilis” come from?

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

inhabilis (Latin): unmanageable, unwieldy; unfit, incapable

Definitions

  1. unmanageable, unwieldy; unfit, incapable

Ancestry of “inhabilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “inhabilis”

  • inhabile
  • inabile
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