Where does “dauntable” come from?

dauntable (English) comes from English daunt, from Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin domitō, from Latin domō, from Proto-Italic domaō, from Ido domajo, from Ido domajar — expense, investment.

dauntable (English): Able to be daunted

Definitions

  1. Able to be daunted

Ancestry of “dauntable”, step by step

dauntable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English daunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdauntTo discourage, intimidate; To overwhelm
2Middle EnglishdauntenTo attain victory and control over; to subjugate;...
3Old Frenchdanter
4Latindomitōto tame
5Latindomōto tame, break in
6Proto-Italicdomaōtame; subdue
7Idodomajodamage, injury, harm, accident
8Idodomajarto damage; to injure, harm, impair, spoil
9EnglishdamageInjury or harm; the condition or measure of...
10Middle Englishdamagedamage, harm, injury
11Old Frenchdamagedamage; injury, hurt, insult
12Old Occitandamnatgedamage; harm, etc
13Vulgar Latindamnaticumdamage
14Latindamnumdamage or injury; loss; a fine
15Proto-Italicdapnom
16Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂pnómexpense, investment

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnómEvery word from Proto-Italic dapnomEvery word from Latin damnum
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