Where does “angerable” come from?
angerable (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.
angerable (English): Capable of being angered
Definitions
- Capable of being angered
Ancestry of “angerable”, step by step
angerable 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 anger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anger | A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or... |
| 2 | Middle English | anger | Grief, painfulness, or discomfort; a feeling of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | angr | sorrow, resentment, distress; repentance;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | angazaz | worry, grief, anxiety |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰos | narrowness |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |