Where does “dilatable” come from?
dilatable (English) comes from English dilate, from Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dīlātō, from Latin differō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dilatable (English): That can be dilated
Definitions
- That can be dilated
Ancestry of “dilatable”, step by step
dilatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dilate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dilate | To enlarge; to make bigger; To become wider or... |
| 2 | Middle English | dilaten | — |
| 3 | Old French | dilater | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīlātō | to spread out, extend, dilate |
| 5 | Latin | differō | to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |