Where does “hábil” come from?

hábil (Spanish) 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 (Spanish): suitable, able; deft, skillful

Definitions

  1. suitable, able; 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 -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin habilis