Where does “bargainable” come from?
bargainable (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.
bargainable (English): Able to be bargained; subject to negotiation
Definitions
- Able to be bargained; subject to negotiation
Ancestry of “bargainable”, step by step
bargainable 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 bargain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bargain | An agreement between parties concerning the sale... |
| 2 | Middle English | bargaynen | To make or negotiate a corporate agreement with;... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | bargaigner | to bargain; to bargain, haggle |
| 4 | Frankish | borganjan | to borrow, lend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | burgijaną | to keep safe, hide, bury |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |