Where does “volúvel” come from?

volúvel (Portuguese) comes from Latin volūbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

volúvel (Portuguese): fickle quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance

Definitions

  1. fickle quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance

Ancestry of “volúvel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolūbilis—
2Latin-bilis-ble
3Proto-Italic-ðlisForms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →Every word from Latin -bilis →Every word from Latin volūbilis →
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