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Where does “hábilmente” come from?

hábilmente (Spanish) comes from Spanish hábil, 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.

hábilmente (Spanish): ably, skillfully, cleverly

Definitions

  1. ably, skillfully, cleverly

Ancestry of “hábilmente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhábilsuitable, able; deft, skillful
2Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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