Where does “banishable” come from?
banishable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
banishable (English): Capable of being banished; Incurring banishment
Definitions
- Capable of being banished; Incurring banishment
Ancestry of “banishable”, step by step
banishable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English banish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | banish | To send someone away and forbid that person from... |
| 2 | Middle English | banishen | To condemn, to outlaw by authority |
| 3 | Old French | baniss- | — |
| 4 | Old French | banir | to proclaim, ban, banish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |