Where does “canonizable” come from?
canonizable (English) comes from English canonize, from Middle English canonizen, from Old French canonisier, from Spanish canonizare, from Romanian canoniza, from French canoniser, from Latin canōnizō, from Latin canōn — reed; a certain unit of length.
canonizable (English): Worthy of being canonized
Definitions
- Worthy of being canonized
Ancestry of “canonizable”, step by step
canonizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English canonize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | canonize | To declare as a saint, and enter them into the... |
| 2 | Middle English | canonizen | to declare as a saint; to appoint to an... |
| 3 | Old French | canonisier | to canonize |
| 4 | Spanish | canonizare | |
| 5 | Romanian | canoniza | to canonize |
| 6 | French | canoniser | to canonize |
| 7 | Latin | canōnizō | to canonize recognize as a saint |
| 8 | Latin | canōn | a measuring line |
| 9 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 11 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 12 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
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 |