Where does “disabiliti” come from?
disabiliti (Tok Pisin) comes from English disability, from English disable, from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
disabiliti (Tok Pisin): disability
Definitions
- disability
Ancestry of “disabiliti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disability | State of being disabled; deprivation or want of... |
| 2 | English | disable | To render unable; to take away an ability of, as... |
| 3 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 4 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 5 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 6 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 7 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |