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Where does “mémorable” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mémorable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmemorabilissomething memorable or remarkable, unforgettable
2Latin-bilis-ble
3Proto-Italic-ðlis—
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “mémorable”

  • memorable
  • memorably
  • unmemorable
  • memorableness
  • nonmemorable
  • unmemorably
  • unmemorableness
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