English
inhabile
Inhabile comes from Latin inhabilis ‘unmanageable, unwieldy’, from habilis ‘able to have/possess/maintain’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- ‘to grab, take’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰeh₁bʰ-‘to grab, take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰh₁bʰéh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*haβēō‘to have, hold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhabeō‘to have, hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhabilis‘able to have/possess/maintain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinhabilis‘unmanageable, unwieldy’
- Englishtodayinhabile
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰeh₁bʰ-‘to grab, take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰh₁bʰéh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*haβēō‘to have, hold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhabeō‘to have, hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhabilis‘able to have/possess/maintain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinhabilis‘unmanageable, unwieldy’
- Englishtodayinhabile
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- ‘to grab, take’
doubt, endeavor, habitat, dubious, prohibitive, javelin, gab, aver, 22 more
through Proto-Italic *haβēō ‘to have, hold’
through Latin habeō ‘to have, hold’
due, average, exhibition, prohibition, habit, debit, prohibit, inhibition, inhibit, debenture, haver, 20 more
through Latin habilis ‘able to have/possess/maintain’
Today it means
adj Not apt or fit; inappropriate; unsuitable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- / inhabile