Where does “buvabil” come from?
buvabil (Romanian) comes from French buvable, from French -able, from Middle French -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.
buvabil (Romanian): drinkable
Definitions
- drinkable
Ancestry of “buvabil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | buvable | drinkable, potable |
| 2 | French | -able | able |
| 3 | Middle French | -able | able |
| 4 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 5 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |