Where does “allayable” come from?
allayable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
allayable (English): Able to be allayed
Definitions
- Able to be allayed
Ancestry of “allayable”, step by step
allayable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English allay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allay | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or... |
| 2 | Middle English | alayen | — |
| 3 | Old English | āleċġan | to put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uzlagjaną | to cause to lie down; lay down |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |