Where does “hábil” come from?

hábil (Portuguese) comes 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.

hábil (Portuguese): skilled; deft, skillful

Definitions

  1. skilled; deft, skillful

Ancestry of “hábil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hábil”

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