Where does “annealable” come from?
annealable (English) comes from English anneal, from Middle English anelen, from Middle English elen, from Middle English ele, from Old English ele, from Proto-Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον.
annealable (English): Capable of being annealed
Definitions
- Capable of being annealed
Ancestry of “annealable”, step by step
annealable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anneal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anneal | To subject to great heat and then cooling, and... |
| 2 | Middle English | anelen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | elen | to anoint |
| 4 | Middle English | ele | eel |
| 5 | Old English | ele | oil |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *oli | — |
| 7 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |
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 |