Where does “dignifiable” come from?
dignifiable (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.
dignifiable (English): Capable of being dignified
Definitions
- Capable of being dignified
Ancestry of “dignifiable”, step by step
dignifiable 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 dignify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dignify | To invest with dignity or honour; To give... |
| 2 | Old French | dignifier | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | dignificare | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīgnus | appropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | degnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dḱ-nós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |