Where does “advisable” come from?
Advisable derives from Middle English -able, Old French -able, Latin -abilis (capable of being), from Latin ad- (to) and Latin -io (the suffix forming abstract nouns).
advisable (English): Worthy of being recommended; desirable; Capable...
Definitions
- Worthy of being recommended; desirable; Capable...
Ancestry of “advisable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | advise | To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | avisen | To consider, review |
| 3 | Old French | aviser | to recognize; to pay attention to; to advise; to... |
| 4 | Old French | avis | opinion |
| 5 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 6 | Latin | A | — |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 10 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |