Where does “appealable” come from?
Appealable comes from Middle English -able, Old French -able, Latin appellare meaning "to address or call upon," from Latin ad- meaning "to."
appealable (English): That may be appealed, or sent to a higher court...
Definitions
- That may be appealed, or sent to a higher court...
Ancestry of “appealable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -able | An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning |
| 2 | Middle English | -able | able |
| 3 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 4 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |