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difficilis.

difficult, hard, troublesome

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[dɪfˈfɪ.kɪ.lɪs]Classical-Latin[difˈfiː.t͡ʃi.lis]
  1. difficult, hard, troublesome

    declension-3 · two-termination
  2. obstinate, intractable, hard to please or manage

    declension-3 · two-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin facilis Latin difficilis From dis- + facilis (“easy”).

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