Where does “crucifiable” come from?
crucifiable (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.
crucifiable (English): That can be crucified
Definitions
- That can be crucified
Ancestry of “crucifiable”, step by step
crucifiable traces back through two 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 crucify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crucify | To execute by nailing to a cross; To punish or... |
| 2 | Middle English | crucifien | To crucify |
| 3 | Old French | crucefier | to crucify |
| 4 | Late Latin | crucificare | — |
| 5 | Latin | crucifigo | I crucify, fix on a cross |
| 6 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |