Where does “delitable” come from?

delitable (Old French) comes from Old French able, 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.

delitable (Old French): delightful; very pleasing

Definitions

  1. delightful; very pleasing

Ancestry of “delitable”, step by step

delitable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French able

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchableable; capable
2Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Old French deliter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdeliter—
2Latindelectarepresent active infinitive of dēlectō;...

Words derived from “delitable”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin habilis →