Where does “appreciatable” come from?
appreciatable (English) comes from English appreciate, from Medieval Latin appreciatus, from Late Latin appretiatus, from Latin appretio, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
appreciatable (English): That can be appreciated or enjoyed
Definitions
- That can be appreciated or enjoyed
Ancestry of “appreciatable”, step by step
appreciatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appreciate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appreciate | To be grateful or thankful for; To view as... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | appreciatus | valued or appraised |
| 3 | Late Latin | appretiatus | appraised; valued, appraised, rated; purchased |
| 4 | Latin | appretio | I value or estimate at a price, appraise, rate; I... |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 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 |