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Where does “nobl'ye” come from?

nobl'ye (Norman) comes from Old French noble, from Latin nōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

nobl'ye (Norman): noble

Definitions

  1. noble

Ancestry of “nobl'ye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnoblenoble; upper-class; well-bred
2Latinnōbilis—
3Latin-bilis-ble
4Proto-Italic-ðlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “nobl'ye”

  • nobliément
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