Where does “callable” come from?
Callable derives from English call with the suffix -able, which comes from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -abilis, a formation based on Latin -i- and ultimately Proto-Indo-European gels-, a root meaning to shout or call out.
callable (English): That can be called; That may be redeemed by its...
Definitions
- That can be called; That may be redeemed by its...
Ancestry of “callable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | call | A telephone conversation; a phone call; An... |
| 2 | Middle English | callen | to call |
| 3 | Old English | ceallian | to call; to cry out, shout |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kalʀōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |