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Where does “possibl'ye” come from?

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

possibl'ye (Norman): possible

Definitions

  1. possible

Ancestry of “possibl'ye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpossible—
2Latinpossibilispossible, that may exist, that may be done
3Latin-bilis-ble
4Proto-Italic-ðlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “possibl'ye”

  • possibliément
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