Where does “abilite” come from?
abilite (Middle English) comes from Old French ableté, 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.
abilite (Middle English): suitability, aptitude, ability
Definitions
- suitability, aptitude, ability
Ancestry of “abilite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 2 | Latin | habilitās | — |
| 3 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “abilite”