Where does “anointable” come from?
anointable (English) comes from English anoint, from Middle English enointen, from Old French enoint, from Old French enoindre, from Latin inungo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
anointable (English): Able to be anointed
Definitions
- Able to be anointed
Ancestry of “anointable”, step by step
anointable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anoint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anoint | To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous... |
| 2 | Middle English | enointen | — |
| 3 | Old French | enoint | — |
| 4 | Old French | enoindre | to anoint |
| 5 | Latin | inungo | anoint |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |