Where does “memorabil” come from?
memorabil (Romanian) comes from French mémorable, from Middle French mémorable, from Latin memorabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
memorabil (Romanian): memorable
Definitions
- memorable
Ancestry of “memorabil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mémorable | memorable |
| 2 | Middle French | mémorable | — |
| 3 | Latin | memorabilis | something memorable or remarkable, unforgettable |
| 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;... |