Where does “abilità” come from?
abilità (Maltese) comes from Maltese abbiltà, from Italian abilità, from Latin habilitās, 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.
abilità (Maltese): Alternative form of abbiltà
Definitions
- Alternative form of abbiltà
Ancestry of “abilità”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | abbiltà | ability, skill, aptitude |
| 2 | Italian | abilità | ability, skill; cleverness |
| 3 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |