Where does “conjurable” come from?
conjurable (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.
conjurable (English): Able to be conjured
Definitions
- Able to be conjured
Ancestry of “conjurable”, step by step
conjurable traces back through 3 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 conjure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conjure | To perform magic tricks; To summon using... |
| 2 | Middle English | conjuren | To solemnly urge or appeal; To solemnly command... |
| 3 | Old French | conjurer | to beseech, to beg |
| 4 | Latin | coniūrō | to swear together, band, combine or join together by oath, unite |
| 5 | Latin | iūrō | to confirm formally, to pronounce enforceably, to swear, to vow, to take an oath |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Spanish conjurar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | conjurar | to conspire; to conjure, invoke; to exorcise |