Where does “preferible” come from?

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

preferible (Spanish): preferable

Definitions

  1. preferable

Ancestry of “preferible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-ibleible
2Latin-ibilis-able; able or worthy to be
3Latin-bilis-ble
4Proto-Italic-ðlisForms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “preferible”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →