Where does “closable” come from?
closable (English) comes from English close, from Middle English closen, from Old English clȳsan, from Old English klūsijan, from Latin clausum, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo — close.
closable (English): Alternative spelling of closeable
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of closeable
Ancestry of “closable”, step by step
closable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English close
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | close | To remove a gap; To finish, to terminate; To come... |
| 2 | Middle English | closen | to close, enclose |
| 3 | Old English | clȳsan | to close, shut |
| 4 | Old English | klūsijan | to close, shut in |
| 5 | Latin | clausum | enclosed space, enclosure; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 7 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 8 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |
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 |