Where does “amhosibl” come from?
amhosibl (Welsh) comes from Welsh posibl, from English possible, from Middle English possible, from Old French possible, from Latin possibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
amhosibl (Welsh): impossible
Definitions
- impossible
Ancestry of “amhosibl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | posibl | possible, feasible, doable |
| 2 | English | possible | Able but not certain to happen; neither... |
| 3 | Middle English | possible | — |
| 4 | Old French | possible | — |
| 5 | Latin | possibilis | possible, that may exist, that may be done |
| 6 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |