Where does “dialable” come from?
dialable (English) comes from English dial, from Middle English diall, from Middle French dyal, from Latin diālis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
dialable (English): able to be dialed
Definitions
- able to be dialed
Ancestry of “dialable”, step by step
dialable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dial | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle... |
| 2 | Middle English | diall | A pointer on a dial; A timekeeping instrument,... |
| 3 | Middle French | dyal | — |
| 4 | Latin | diālis | Of or belonging to the god Jupiter |
| 5 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
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 |