Where does “categorisable” come from?
categorisable (English) comes from English categorise, from English category, from French catégorie, from German Kategorie, from Italian categoria, from Spanish categoría, from Portuguese categoria, from Late Latin categoria — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
categorisable (English): Alternative spelling of categorizable
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of categorizable
Ancestry of “categorisable”, step by step
categorisable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English categorise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | categorise | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of... |
| 2 | English | category | A group, often named or numbered, to which items... |
| 3 | French | catégorie | category |
| 4 | German | Kategorie | category |
| 5 | Italian | categoria | category, topic; class |
| 6 | Spanish | categoría | category; standing, regard |
| 7 | Portuguese | categoria | category |
| 8 | Late Latin | categoria | class of predicables; accusation; predicament |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κατηγορία | charge, accusation; predication, category |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κατηγορέω | to speak against, especially before judges, to... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
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 |