Where does “announceable” come from?
announceable (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.
announceable (English): Able to be announced
Definitions
- Able to be announced
Ancestry of “announceable”, step by step
announceable 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 announce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | announce | to give public notice, especially for the first... |
| 2 | Old French | anoncier | to announce; to declare |
| 3 | Latin | annuntio | Alternative form of adnūntiō; I announce, make... |
| 4 | Latin | nuntio | I announce, declare; I report, bring news of; I... |
| 5 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |