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 — that.
arraignable (English): Capable of being arraigned
Definitions
- Capable of being arraigned
Ancestry of “arraignable”, step by step
arraignable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arraign
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arraign | To officially charge someone in a court of law;... |
| 2 | Middle English | areynen | To interrogate or probe someone; to ask for an account |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | areiner | — |
| 4 | Old French | araisnier | to address (someone); to speak to (someone) |
| 5 | Latin | adrationare | — |
| 6 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 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 | that |
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 |