Where does “formidable” come from?
formidable (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk formidabel, from French formidable, from Latin formīdābilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
formidable (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of formidabel; plural of...
Definitions
- definite singular of formidabel; plural of...
Ancestry of “formidable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | formidabel | formidable |
| 2 | French | formidable | fearsome; fantastic, tremendous |
| 3 | Latin | formīdābilis | Causing or inspiring fear, terrible, frightening, formidable |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |