The -bilis <\/b>and -ilis<\/b> suffixes have given rise to many intriguing English words. Behind impeccable<\/i> (L impeccabilis<\/b>) lies the verb peccare<\/b> (\u201csin\u201d); behind indefatigable<\/i>, fatigare<\/b> (\u201cweary\u201d). The base of inexorable <\/i>(L inexorabilis<\/b>) is orare<\/b> (\u201cbeg,\u201d \u201cpray\u201d), so that the adjective means \u201cunable to be prayed away.\u201d The nouns terminus<\/b> (\u201cend\u201d) and radix<\/b>, radicis<\/b> (\u201croot\u201d) underlie the denominatives interminable<\/i> (L in-termin-abilis)<\/b> and ineradicable<\/i> (L in-e-radic-abilis<\/b>). In fate,<\/i> fable,<\/i> fame, <\/i>and infant, <\/i>we have met the Latin verb fari<\/b>, fatus<\/b> (\u201cspeak\u201d); affable<\/i> (affabilis<\/b>), now \u201cpolite\u201d or \u201ccourteous,\u201d originally meant \u201cable to be spoken to\u201d (ad-<\/b>); ineffab<\/i>le <\/i>still means \u201cunable to be spoken out\u201d (ex-<\/b>). An appetite that is insatiable<\/i> is \u201cunable to get enough\u201d (satis<\/b>). A dirigible<\/i> is an airship that can be directed or steered. What would you make of imperceptible<\/i> and incorrigible?<\/i>\r\n\r\n
Don\u2019t confuse incredible<\/i> and incredulous<\/i>, which are both derived from credere<\/b>, creditus<\/b> (\u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201ctrust\u201d). Whereas incredible<\/i> (L incredibilis<\/b>) means \u201cnot able to be believed,\u201d incredulous<\/i> (L incredulus<\/b>) means \u201cinclined to disbelieve.\u201d If a department store bargain price is in<\/i>credible<\/i>, we should probably be incredulous<\/i>.\r\n\r\n
Sometimes Latin verb stems could be modified by phonetic changes. Even in classical Latin, \u201cable to move\u201d (movere<\/b>, motus<\/b>) was mobilis<\/b>, E mobile<\/i>; and \u201csomething easily poured\u201d (fundere<\/b>, fusus<\/b>) was fut(t)ilis<\/b>, E futile.<\/i> By now, you have probably wondered about able<\/i> itself. It evolved from L habilis<\/b> (habere<\/b>), just as ability<\/i> derived from Latin habilitas<\/b>. (At this point, would it be futile<\/i> to offer a little re-hab-il-it-at-ion?<\/i>)","rendered":"
The -bilis <\/b>and -ilis<\/b> suffixes have given rise to many intriguing English words. Behind impeccable<\/i> (L impeccabilis<\/b>) lies the verb peccare<\/b> (\u201csin\u201d); behind indefatigable<\/i>, fatigare<\/b> (\u201cweary\u201d). The base of inexorable <\/i>(L inexorabilis<\/b>) is orare<\/b> (\u201cbeg,\u201d \u201cpray\u201d), so that the adjective means \u201cunable to be prayed away.\u201d The nouns terminus<\/b> (\u201cend\u201d) and radix<\/b>, radicis<\/b> (\u201croot\u201d) underlie the denominatives interminable<\/i> (L in-termin-abilis)<\/b> and ineradicable<\/i> (L in-e-radic-abilis<\/b>). In fate,<\/i> fable,<\/i> fame, <\/i>and infant, <\/i>we have met the Latin verb fari<\/b>, fatus<\/b> (\u201cspeak\u201d); affable<\/i> (affabilis<\/b>), now \u201cpolite\u201d or \u201ccourteous,\u201d originally meant \u201cable to be spoken to\u201d (ad-<\/b>); ineffab<\/i>le <\/i>still means \u201cunable to be spoken out\u201d (ex-<\/b>). An appetite that is insatiable<\/i> is \u201cunable to get enough\u201d (satis<\/b>). A dirigible<\/i> is an airship that can be directed or steered. What would you make of imperceptible<\/i> and incorrigible?<\/i><\/p>\n
Don\u2019t confuse incredible<\/i> and incredulous<\/i>, which are both derived from credere<\/b>, creditus<\/b> (\u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201ctrust\u201d). Whereas incredible<\/i> (L incredibilis<\/b>) means \u201cnot able to be believed,\u201d incredulous<\/i> (L incredulus<\/b>) means \u201cinclined to disbelieve.\u201d If a department store bargain price is in<\/i>credible<\/i>, we should probably be incredulous<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Sometimes Latin verb stems could be modified by phonetic changes. Even in classical Latin, \u201cable to move\u201d (movere<\/b>, motus<\/b>) was mobilis<\/b>, E mobile<\/i>; and \u201csomething easily poured\u201d (fundere<\/b>, fusus<\/b>) was fut(t)ilis<\/b>, E futile.<\/i> By now, you have probably wondered about able<\/i> itself. It evolved from L habilis<\/b> (habere<\/b>), just as ability<\/i> derived from Latin habilitas<\/b>. (At this point, would it be futile<\/i> to offer a little re-hab-il-it-at-ion?<\/i>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"Chapter 13: Turning Latin Verbs into Latin Adjectives","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[52],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-772","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":588,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1059,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/772\/revisions\/1059"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/588"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/772\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=772"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=772"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}