Where does “imobilizar” come from?
imobilizar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese imóvel, from Latin immobilis, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
imobilizar (Portuguese): to immobilize
Definitions
- to immobilize
Ancestry of “imobilizar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | imóvel | still, motionless; immobile, immovable; building,... |
| 2 | Latin | immobilis | immobile, immovable; unalterable |
| 3 | Latin | mōbilis | movable, loose |
| 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;... |