Where does “dilutable” come from?
dilutable (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.
dilutable (English): Capable of or, more strongly, suitable for being...
Definitions
- Capable of or, more strongly, suitable for being...
Ancestry of “dilutable”, step by step
dilutable 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 dilute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dilute | To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution,... |
| 2 | Latin | dilutus | washed away, drenched, having been washed away;... |
| 3 | Latin | diluere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |