| 【skill】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old Norse word(s) "skil." It carries the basic meaning of "skill." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "skill"]
skilful **[4564] Someone who is skilful at something does it very well.
skilfully ☆[4799] skilful + ly
skill ****[989] A skill is a type of work or activity which requires special training and knowledge.
skilled ***[2768] Someone who is skilled has the knowledge and ability to do something well.
skillful ☆[4945] possessed of or displaying skill
[WORD ROOT]root skill
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] skil, skill
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old Norse) skil
[MEANING]root skill
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 scele knowledge
- 【Old Norse】 skil distinction, ability to make out, discernment, adjustment; knowledge
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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skilful ★★[4564] adjective from skill
【DEFINITION】 Someone who is skilful at something does it very well.
【SYNONYM】 professional, accomplished
【COMPOSITION】 skill + ful
【ROOTs】 ⑴ skil(skill); skill ⑵ ful; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English scele》 knowledge
【DERIVATIVEs】 skilfully, skilfulness, skillfully, skillfulness, skilful
skilfully ☆[4799] adverb from skill
【DEFINITION】 skilful + ly
【SYNONYM】 skillfully
【COMPOSITION】 skilful + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ skil(skill); skill ⑵ ful; adjective suffix ⑶ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English scele》 knowledge
【DERIVATIVEs】 skilfully, skilfulness, skillfully, skillfulness, skilful
skill ★★★★[989] noun from skill
【DEFINITION】 A skill is a type of work or activity which requires special training and knowledge.
【pl.】 skills
【ROOTs】 skill; skill
【Etymology】 《Old English scele》 knowledge
【First Known Meaning】 power of discernment
【DERIVATIVEs】 skilled, skillful, skill-less, skill
skilled ★★★[2768] adjective from skill
【DEFINITION】 Someone who is skilled has the knowledge and ability to do something well.
【SYNONYM】 expert, capable, skillful
【ANTONYM】 unskilled
【COMPOSITION】 skill + ed
【ROOTs】 ⑴ skill; skill ⑵ ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English scele》 knowledge
【DERIVATIVEs】 skilled, skillful, skill-less, skill
skillful ☆[4945] adjective from skill
【DEFINITION】 ① possessed of or displaying skill
② accomplished with skill
【SYNONYM】 skilled
【COMPOSITION】 skill + ful
【ROOTs】 ⑴ skill; skill ⑵ ful; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English scele》 knowledge
【DERIVATIVEs】 skilled, skillful, skill-less, skill
Other words containing "skill"; upskill, upskilling
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
six
site-, situ-
sist-
sing
simple
simil-, simul-
sign
sider
side
short
