Where does “arraignable” come from?
arraignable (English) comes from English arraign, from Middle English areynen, from Anglo-Norman areiner, from Old French araisnier, from Latin adrationare, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille.
arraignable (English): Capable of being arraigned
Definitions
- Capable of being arraigned
Ancestry of “arraignable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | arraign | To officially charge someone in a court of law;... |
| 2 | Middle English | areynen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | areiner | — |
| 4 | Old French | araisnier | to address ; to speak to |
| 5 | Latin | adrationare | — |
| 6 | Latin | Ad | — |
| 7 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 8 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 9 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |
Words derived from “arraignable”