Where does “corkable” come from?

corkable (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.

corkable (English): Capable of being sealed with a cork

Definitions

  1. Capable of being sealed with a cork

Ancestry of “corkable”, step by step

corkable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English able

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishableEasy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to
2Middle Englishablecapable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent
3Old Frenchableable; capable
4Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via English Cork

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCork(County Cork)
2Middle Englishcorkoak bark, cork
3Middle Dutchcurccork
4Spanishcorchocork
5LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
6Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin habilis →