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Where does “posible” come from?

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

posible (Spanish): possible

Definitions

  1. possible

Ancestry of “posible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpossibilispossible, that may exist, that may be done
2Latin-bilis-ble
3Proto-Italic-ðlis—
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “posible”

  • posiblemente
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