Where does “bannable” come from?
bannable (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.
bannable (English): That can be, or is liable to be, banned; For...
Definitions
- That can be, or is liable to be, banned; For...
Ancestry of “bannable”, step by step
bannable 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 ban
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ban | To summon; to call out; To anathematize; to... |
| 2 | English | Banburismus | A cryptologic process using an early form of... |
| 3 | English | Banbury | A Banbury cake |
| 4 | Old English | Bannanburg | — |
| 5 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |