Where does “defraudable” come from?

defraudable (English) comes from English defraud, from Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from Old French de-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

defraudable (English): to being defrauded

Definitions

  1. to being defrauded

Ancestry of “defraudable”, step by step

defraudable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English defraud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdefraudTo obtain money or property from by fraud; to...
2Middle Englishdefrauden
3Old Frenchdefrauder
4Old Frenchde-Alternative form of des-; indicating that an...
5Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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 Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx