Where does “-ível” come from?
-ível (Portuguese) comes from Latin -ibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
-ível (Portuguese): Alternative form of -ável, used with 2nd- and...
Definitions
- Alternative form of -ável, used with 2nd- and...
Ancestry of “-ível”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -ibilis | -able; able or worthy to be |
| 2 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
Words derived from “-ível”