Where does “compassable” come from?
compassable (English) comes from English compass, from Middle English compas, from Old French compas, from Medieval Latin compassus, from Italian compassare, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
compassable (English): Capable of being compassed or accomplished
Definitions
- Capable of being compassed or accomplished
Ancestry of “compassable”, step by step
compassable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English compass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compass | A magnetic or electronic device used to determine... |
| 2 | Middle English | compas | Guile, craft or an instance of it; the use of... |
| 3 | Old French | compas | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | compassus | a circle, a circuit; suffered; pitied |
| 5 | Italian | compassare | measure with a pair of compasses |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |