Where does “circulatable” come from?
circulatable (English) comes from English circulate, from Latin circulatus, from Latin circulō, from Latin circulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
circulatable (English): Capable of being circulated
Definitions
- Capable of being circulated
Ancestry of “circulatable”, step by step
circulatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English circulate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circulate | to move in circles or through a circuit; to cause... |
| 2 | Latin | circulatus | rounded |
| 3 | Latin | circulō | to make circular, round, curved |
| 4 | Latin | circulus | circle; An orbit; A ring, hoop |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal 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 | — |