Where does “celebratable” come from?
celebratable (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.
celebratable (English): Able or fit to be celebrated
Definitions
- Able or fit to be celebrated
Ancestry of “celebratable”, step by step
celebratable 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 celebrate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | celebrate | To extol or honour in a solemn manner; To honour... |
| 2 | Middle English | celebraten | — |
| 3 | Latin | celebratus | thronged; frequented; employed; repeated;... |
| 4 | Latin | celebrō | to go to a place or person in large numbers or often; throng, frequent, fill |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |