Where does “cementable” come from?
cementable (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.
cementable (English): Capable of being cemented
Definitions
- Capable of being cemented
Ancestry of “cementable”, step by step
cementable 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 cement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cement | A powdered substance produced by firing calcium... |
| 2 | Middle English | syment | Cement, mortar, or a similar substance used in... |
| 3 | Old French | ciment | — |
| 4 | Latin | caementum | rough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;... |
| 5 | Latin | caedō | to cut, hew, fell |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |