Where does “bombardable” come from?
bombardable (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.
bombardable (English): Capable of being bombarded; suitable for...
Definitions
- Capable of being bombarded; suitable for...
Ancestry of “bombardable”, step by step
bombardable 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 bombard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bombard | a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in... |
| 2 | French | bombarder | to shell, blitz |
| 3 | French | bombarde | bombard; a medieval primitive cannon used chiefly... |
| 4 | Middle French | bombarde | a bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a... |
| 5 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |